Fragment, panel from a tunic, plain woven and tapestry woven linen and wool, Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, 6th Century - 8th Century

Square panel cut from a linen and wool tunic, tapestry woven in purple wool and undyed linen thread. The slit-tapestry woven decoration is light on a dark ground. In the centre of the panel is an eight-pointed star formed by two interlaced squares, enclosing a duck. Surrounding this are four swastikas, one at each corner, and two lozenge-shaped devices filling in the remainder of the space. The outer borderof the panel is a repeated motif of small cross-shaped leaf forms.

Given by the Egypt Exploration Fund in 1904

Square panel from a tunic of mixed linen and yellow wool, tapestry-woven in purple wool and undyed linen thread. In the middle, within an eight-pointed star formed by two interlaced squares, is a duck, four swastikas, one at each corner, and two lozenge-shaped devices fill in the remainder of the space. Round the outside is a border of small cross-shaped leaf forms.

1262-1904