Textile
Tunic
E17034A
From: Egypt | Fayum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
Object Number | E17034A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Egypt | Fayum |
Section | Egyptian |
Materials | Linen | Wool |
Description | Warp: \/ wool; blue, red. Weft \ wool; blue: Pat: \\ linen; tan. Technique: Cloth, brocaded, app. to linen tunic with inwoven tapestry bands. Narrow stripes of cloth brocaded with plant (?) forms alt with ovals carrying conventional pattern set off by pairs of heart-shaped petals. Tapestry panel over two warps. Warp: \ linen; tan. Weft: \ linen; tan: \ wool; dark-blue; / wool; purple, red, two blues. Guard bands carry wavy stem with tendrils, center band of scattered leaf forms, carrying plant of conventional patterns, with square dots between carrying crosses. |
Length | 34.3 cm |
Width | 52 cm |
Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895 |
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