Textile Fragment
4th Century - 6th Century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Fragment of plain woven linen cloth, possibly the sleeve of a tunic, with three tapestry woven bands of foliated decoration, in purple wool and undyed linen. Towards the left end of the ground fabric is a false braid formed of two rows of soumak weave.
Ground weave:
Linen warp (S-spun, 32/cm)
Linen weft (S-spun, 20/cm)
Tapestry weave:
Linen warp (S-spun)
Wool weft (Z-spun)
Linen weft (S-spun)
12/13 ribs per cm
Ground weave:
Linen warp (S-spun, 32/cm)
Linen weft (S-spun, 20/cm)
Tapestry weave:
Linen warp (S-spun)
Wool weft (Z-spun)
Linen weft (S-spun)
12/13 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, possibly sleeve-bands from a tunic, plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool, Hawara, Egypt, 4th Century - 6th Century |
| Physical description | Fragment of plain woven linen cloth, possibly the sleeve of a tunic, with three tapestry woven bands of foliated decoration, in purple wool and undyed linen. Towards the left end of the ground fabric is a false braid formed of two rows of soumak weave. Ground weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 32/cm) Linen weft (S-spun, 20/cm) Tapestry weave: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun) Linen weft (S-spun) 12/13 ribs per cm |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by University College London |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.249-1977 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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