Textile

Cloth

E17125

From: Egypt | Fayum

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number E17125
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Fayum
Section Egyptian
Materials Linen | Wool
Technique Tapestry Weave | Embroidered
Description

Warp: \ linen; tan.

Weft: \ linen; tan: \ wool; mixed-brown.

Technique: Tapestry over two or three (?) warps. Emb. with linen.

Large roundel with stems sprouting from either side. Design somewhat perished.

Length 52 cm
Width 56.2 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895

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