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Shoulder Band

5th/6th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Shoulder-band from a linen tunic, tapestry-woven in red wool, with details in green and blue wool, and undyed linen thread. Row of small blossoms and rosetts intercepted in the middle by a plant device. It terminates below in a small pendent roundel containing a rosette. Border of running-wave ornament. A fragment of the neck border, woven in linen and silk with a pattern of circles on a dark blue ground, still remains.

Object details

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Materials and techniques
Brief description
tapestry woven, 300-499, Persian
Physical description
Shoulder-band from a linen tunic, tapestry-woven in red wool, with details in green and blue wool, and undyed linen thread. Row of small blossoms and rosetts intercepted in the middle by a plant device. It terminates below in a small pendent roundel containing a rosette. Border of running-wave ornament. A fragment of the neck border, woven in linen and silk with a pattern of circles on a dark blue ground, still remains.
Dimensions
  • Length: 16in
  • Width: 2in
  • Of band width: 0.75in
Object history
Purchased from the Reverend Greville John Chester
Association
Summary
Shoulder-band from a linen tunic, tapestry-woven in red wool, with details in green and blue wool, and undyed linen thread. Row of small blossoms and rosetts intercepted in the middle by a plant device. It terminates below in a small pendent roundel containing a rosette. Border of running-wave ornament. A fragment of the neck border, woven in linen and silk with a pattern of circles on a dark blue ground, still remains.
Collection
Accession number
1321-1888

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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