Textile
Clavus
E16868A
From: Egypt | Fayum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E16868A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Fayum |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Linen | Wool |
| Technique | Tapestry Weave |
| Description | Warp: \ wool; mixed-dark-brown. Weft: \, \/ linen; ud: \ wool; mixed-dark-brown, brown and grey. Technique: Tapestry over one warp. Emb. with \/ linen. Weft fringe on A. Diagonal lattice of small oval rings with lozenges at the intersections connected by a straight stem to the large interstitual hexagons which surround four oval rings. See Class IV (E 1443, card 6) for border. |
| Length | 16 cm |
| Width | 23.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895 |
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