Textile
Guard Band
E16869
From: Fayum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E16869 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Fayum |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Linen | Wool |
| Technique | Tapestry Weave | Embroidered |
| Description | Warp: \ wool; mixed-brown. Weft: \/ linen; ud: \ wool; mixed-brown, red purple. Technique: Tapestry over one warp. Emb. with \/ linen. Large ovals connected by a straight stem enclosing four small oval rings. Two small oval rings each side of the connecting stems. This pattern embroidered on the narrwo red-purple guard band of the clavus. |
| Length | 22.2 cm |
| Width | 55 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895 |
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