Textile Fragment
ca. AD300-500 (made), ca. AD300-500 (made)
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Possibly a furnishing or the clavi/sleeve strip of a tunic. Egyptian, ca. AD300-500. A band of interlaced medallions contains motifs of a hare alternating with a naked hunter carrying a shield. The imagery is of purple and undyed wool on a background of undyed linen. Either side of the band the linen is weft-looped. The linen is approx. 30x22 tpc with differing thread diameters. The naked warrior was a common motif that symbolised a fight with the bestial side of the self. As the hunter is naked the battle is one of the spirit not the flesh. Apparently from the same tunic as 199-1891.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tapestry woven wool on linen, with supplementary weft loops |
| Brief description | A band of tapestry woven wool on linen, with supplementary weft loops. Egyptian, ca. AD 300-500. |
| Physical description | Possibly a furnishing or the clavi/sleeve strip of a tunic. A band of interlaced medallions contains motifs of a hare alternating with a naked hunter carrying a shield. The imagery is of purple and undyed wool on a background of undyed linen. Either side of the band the linen is weft-looped. The linen is approx. 30x22 tpc with differing thread diameters. Apparently from the same tunic as 199-1891. |
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| Object history | Objects 176-1891 to 214-1891 purchased from A.L. de Lantreppe. |
| Summary | Possibly a furnishing or the clavi/sleeve strip of a tunic. Egyptian, ca. AD300-500. A band of interlaced medallions contains motifs of a hare alternating with a naked hunter carrying a shield. The imagery is of purple and undyed wool on a background of undyed linen. Either side of the band the linen is weft-looped. The linen is approx. 30x22 tpc with differing thread diameters. The naked warrior was a common motif that symbolised a fight with the bestial side of the self. As the hunter is naked the battle is one of the spirit not the flesh. Apparently from the same tunic as 199-1891. |
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| Accession number | 201-1891 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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