Roundel
6th Century - 8th Century (made)
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Portion of a roundel of linen embroidered with coloured silks, depicting the Last Supper. A curved band, issuing from anobject now unintelligible, touches the halo of one of the figures. The ground is green. There is a border of heart-shaped flowers and rosettes. The roundel has been stitched to a linen tunic, a fragment of which remains.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plain woven linen with silk embroidery |
| Brief description | Fragment of a roundel depicting the Last Supper, linen embroidered with coloured silks, Egypt, 6th - 8th Century |
| Physical description | Fragment of a roundel of linen embroidered with coloured silks, depicting the Last Supper. A curved band, issuing from anothect now unintelligible, touches the halo of one of the figures. The ground is green. There is a border of heart-shaped flowers and rosettes. The roundel has been stitched to a plain woven, undyed linen tunic, a fragment of which remains. |
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| Object history | V&A objects 813-1903 to 820-1903 inclusive purchased for £80 from Monsiuer L. Paul Philip, Cairo. |
| Production | Embroidery is relatively uncommon amongst Late Antique Egyptian textiles. It is possible that this piece was imported or embroidered by a non-Egyptian. |
| Summary | Portion of a roundel of linen embroidered with coloured silks, depicting the Last Supper. A curved band, issuing from anobject now unintelligible, touches the halo of one of the figures. The ground is green. There is a border of heart-shaped flowers and rosettes. The roundel has been stitched to a linen tunic, a fragment of which remains. |
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| Accession number | 815-1903 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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