Not currently on display at the V&A

Textile Fragment

ca. AD300-600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A fragment of tapestry woven wool. Egyptian, ca. AD300-600. Only some areas of the fragment remain. There is a floral border of alternating red and blue flowers, encircled by a guilloché pattern (two cords winding round central points ie: the flowers) of yellow on a cream background. The fragment has a red edged border with the central piece in dark blue. Approx 37x11 tpc, S-spun.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven wool
Brief description
Fragment of tapestry woven wool. Egyptian, ca. AD300-600.
Physical description
A fragment of tapestry woven wool. Only some areas of the fragment remain. There is a floral border of alternating red and blue flowers, encircled by a guilloché pattern (two cords winding round central points ie: the flowers) of yellow on a cream background. The fragment has a red edged border with the central piece in dark blue. Approx 37x11 tpc, S-spun.
Dimensions
  • Length: 240mm
  • Width: 100mm
Style
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
A fragment of tapestry woven wool. Egyptian, ca. AD300-600. Only some areas of the fragment remain. There is a floral border of alternating red and blue flowers, encircled by a guilloché pattern (two cords winding round central points ie: the flowers) of yellow on a cream background. The fragment has a red edged border with the central piece in dark blue. Approx 37x11 tpc, S-spun.
Collection
Accession number
T.138-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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