Textile Fragment
4th Century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Fragment of plain woven undyed linen with a large, pointed oval tapestry woven panel in purple wool, with a geometric design picked out in undyed linen in flying thread brocading. The warp threads of the ground weave are collected alternating (2-3-2-3) to the tapestry warp.
The decoration consists of a geometric pattern of interlacing double ribbons, enclosing rosettes and small flowers. The panel is enclosed by a border of guilloche containing stylised vine leaves.
Ground weave:
Linen warp (S-spun, 22-24/cm)
Linen weft (S-spun, 18/cm)
Tapestry woven panel:
Linen warp (S-spun)
Wool weft (Z-spun, 40/cm)
8-9 ribs per cm
The decoration consists of a geometric pattern of interlacing double ribbons, enclosing rosettes and small flowers. The panel is enclosed by a border of guilloche containing stylised vine leaves.
Ground weave:
Linen warp (S-spun, 22-24/cm)
Linen weft (S-spun, 18/cm)
Tapestry woven panel:
Linen warp (S-spun)
Wool weft (Z-spun, 40/cm)
8-9 ribs per cm
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Plain woven linen, tapestry woven wool and linen |
| Brief description | Fragment, roundel from a tunic, plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool, Hawara, Egypt, 4th Century |
| Physical description | Fragment of plain woven undyed linen with a large, pointed oval tapestry woven panel in purple wool, with a geometric design picked out in undyed linen in flying thread brocading. The warp threads of the ground weave are collected alternating (2-3-2-3) to the tapestry warp. The decoration consists of a geometric pattern of interlacing double ribbons, enclosing rosettes and small flowers. The panel is enclosed by a border of guilloche containing stylised vine leaves. Ground weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 22-24/cm) Linen weft (S-spun, 18/cm) Tapestry woven panel: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun, 40/cm) 8-9 ribs per cm |
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| Credit line | Given by University College London |
| Bibliographic reference | A. Stauffer, Spatantike und Koptische Wirkereien (Bern, 1991), 182 No. 3.a-b |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.254-1977 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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