Textile Fragment
ca. AD300-600 (made)
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Tapestry woven wool. Egyptian ca. AD300-600. Square panel with bird at centre. The bird at the centre looks over its shoulder to the right. It uses blue, cream, brown and yellow wool. It is surrounded by a yellow circle and at each 'corner' is an oval shaped leaf in green with a border of yellow. This desgin is bordered above and below with a strip including blue wool. The piece is damaged with several holes. The top of the piece is a border.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tapestry woven wool |
| Brief description | Tapestry woven wool, Egyptian ca. AD300-600. Square panel with bird at centre. |
| Physical description | Tapestry woven wool. Square panel with bird at centre. The bird at the centre looks over its shoulder to the right. It uses blue, cream, brown and yellow wool. It is surrounded by a yellow circle and at each 'corner' is an oval shaped leaf in green with a border of yellow. This desgin is bordered above and below with a strip including blue wool. The piece is damaged with several holes. The top of the piece is a border. |
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| Object history | Objects T.115-1922 to T.158-1922 purchased for £25, from Professor Flinders Petrie. They were found at the BSAE excavations of Oxyrhynchus that year and offered to the museum directly by Petrie, though the money was to be passed to the BSAE. |
| Summary | Tapestry woven wool. Egyptian ca. AD300-600. Square panel with bird at centre. The bird at the centre looks over its shoulder to the right. It uses blue, cream, brown and yellow wool. It is surrounded by a yellow circle and at each 'corner' is an oval shaped leaf in green with a border of yellow. This desgin is bordered above and below with a strip including blue wool. The piece is damaged with several holes. The top of the piece is a border. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.153-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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