Textile
Tunic
E17124
From: Egypt | Illahun | Fayum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E17124 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Coptic |
| Provenience | Egypt | Illahun | Fayum |
| Period | Coptic Period |
| Date Made | 200-399 CE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Linen | Wool |
| Technique | Tapestry Weave |
| Description | Warp: \ linen; tan. Weft: \ linen; tan: \ wool; dark-brown and red-purple. Technique: Tapestry over 1-2-1-3-warps. Clavi bands are two rows of disc and stem patterns. Shoulder squares have discs carrying concentric circles in the corners: a central circle with running dog edge, filled with discs and lozenge carrying quatrefoils or petals. |
| Length | 44 cm |
| Width | 82 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895 |
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