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6th/7th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Shoulder-band from a tunic, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread on linen warps. Fiogure of a saint with hands upraised (orans). Below are two lions, a stag (?) and two plant forms. Above, a plant form alone remains. It terminates in a pendent roundel with an animal. The ground is red. Narrow polychrome, geometrical border.
Object details
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| Brief description | woven linen wool, 700-899, Egyptian; Ahkmim, tapestry woven |
| Physical description | Shoulder-band from a tunic, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread on linen warps. Fiogure of a saint with hands upraised (orans). Below are two lions, a stag (?) and two plant forms. Above, a plant form alone remains. It terminates in a pendent roundel with an animal. The ground is red. Narrow polychrome, geometrical border. |
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| Object history | 631-1886 to 922-1886 inclusive purchased for £300 from Henry Wallis. |
| Association | |
| Summary | Shoulder-band from a tunic, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread on linen warps. Fiogure of a saint with hands upraised (orans). Below are two lions, a stag (?) and two plant forms. Above, a plant form alone remains. It terminates in a pendent roundel with an animal. The ground is red. Narrow polychrome, geometrical border. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 735-1886 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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