Textile Fragment
ca. AD500-700
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A fragment of woven wool. Egyptian, ca. AD500-700. At the top of the piece is a band (maroon background) of circles with an even-armed cross inside each circle (cream, red and green). Only one and a half circles remain. Below that is a band (brown background) of animals (dogs?) facing eachother (cream). Below that is a band of geometric shapes (maroon and green). The wool is dirty. S-spun warps are cream/undyed?.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | A fragment of compound, tabby-woven wool. |
| Brief description | A fragment of woven wool. Egyptian, ca. AD500-700. Cross icon and animal figures. |
| Physical description | A fragment of woven wool. At the top of the piece is a band (maroon background) of circles with an even-armed cross inside each circle (cream, red and green). Only one and a half circles remain. Below that is a band (brown background) of animals (dogs?) facing eachother (cream). Below that is a band of geometric shapes (maroon and green). The wool is dirty. S-spun warps are cream/undyed?. |
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| Summary | A fragment of woven wool. Egyptian, ca. AD500-700. At the top of the piece is a band (maroon background) of circles with an even-armed cross inside each circle (cream, red and green). Only one and a half circles remain. Below that is a band (brown background) of animals (dogs?) facing eachother (cream). Below that is a band of geometric shapes (maroon and green). The wool is dirty. S-spun warps are cream/undyed?. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.223-1957 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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