Tunic
3rd - 4th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Portion of a linen cloth, with ornaments woven in purple wool and undyed linen loops. Two of the four large roundels near the corners remain. One contains a star-shaped ornament surrounded by cuves, and in the other are four devices of interlacings. Two narrow parallel bands along the end contain wavy stems. The interlacings in the second roundel are similar to those at the corners of a square within a roundel discovered by Herr R=Forrer (Graeber, Fig 2). There was probably a central ornament, as in diagram in Gayet, Costume en Egypte. p. 174
Object details
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| Brief description | part, linen, Coptic Egyptian; Purple and white wool stripes with roundel |
| Physical description | Portion of a linen cloth, with ornaments woven in purple wool and undyed linen loops. Two of the four large roundels near the corners remain. One contains a star-shaped ornament surrounded by cuves, and in the other are four devices of interlacings. Two narrow parallel bands along the end contain wavy stems. The interlacings in the second roundel are similar to those at the corners of a square within a roundel discovered by Herr R=Forrer (Graeber, Fig 2). There was probably a central ornament, as in diagram in Gayet, Costume en Egypte. p. 174 |
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| Object history | 631-1886 to 922-1886 inclusive purchased for £300 from Henry Wallis. |
| Association | |
| Summary | Portion of a linen cloth, with ornaments woven in purple wool and undyed linen loops. Two of the four large roundels near the corners remain. One contains a star-shaped ornament surrounded by cuves, and in the other are four devices of interlacings. Two narrow parallel bands along the end contain wavy stems. The interlacings in the second roundel are similar to those at the corners of a square within a roundel discovered by Herr R=Forrer (Graeber, Fig 2). There was probably a central ornament, as in diagram in Gayet, Costume en Egypte. p. 174 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 750-1886 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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