Textile

Clavus

Tunic

E1444B

From: Egypt | Fayum

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number E1444B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Coptic
Provenience Egypt | Fayum
Date Made 500-699 CE
Section Egyptian
Materials Linen | Wool
Technique Tapestry Weave | Embroidered
Iconography Rose Bud
Description

Clavi from Tunic. Rose bud motif "copied" from Sassanian designs. Not obviously wool/linen. Maybe all wool.

Fragment of 2 bands each with pendant and leaf medallion.

Warp: \ wool; yellow

Weft: \ linen; ud: \ wool; yellow, red, dark-green-blue, blue-green, brown-purple, brown.

Techique: Tapestry over 1 warp. Emb. with linen.

Plain purple borders and red grounds with conventional plant forms.

Length 23.5 cm
Width 29.6 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895

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