Textile Fragment
ca. AD1500-1700 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Multi-coloured woven silk fragment using the soumak technique. Egyptian, Ottoman period ca. AD1500-1700. The pattern is of maroon diamonds with internal geometric designs of black/red or yellow/blue. There are a number of holes across the piece and some areas are soil encrusted.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, soumak technique. |
| Brief description | Multi-coloured woven silk, soumak technique. Egyptian, Ottoman, ca. AD1500-1700. |
| Physical description | Multi-coloured woven silk fragment using the soumak technique. The pattern is of maroon diamonds with internal geometric designs of black/red or yellow/blue. There are a number of holes across the piece and some areas are soil encrusted. |
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| Summary | Multi-coloured woven silk fragment using the soumak technique. Egyptian, Ottoman period ca. AD1500-1700. The pattern is of maroon diamonds with internal geometric designs of black/red or yellow/blue. There are a number of holes across the piece and some areas are soil encrusted. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.27-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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