Textile
Cloth
E17046B
From: Egypt | Fayum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
Object Number | E17046B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Egypt | Fayum |
Section | Egyptian |
Materials | Linen | Wool |
Technique | Tapestry Weave |
Description | Warp: \ linen; tan Weft: \ linen; tan: \ wool; ud and mixed-brown, purple, red, dark-blue, blue, green, blue-green, yellow, golder-tan, grey and purple. Technique: Tapestry over two warps. Two wide bands with narrow chevron guard bands. Diagonal lattice formed by oblong panels carrying leaves (?) with concentric lozenges at the intersections and interstitual discs carrying plant forms or baskets of fruit or flowers. |
Length | 19 cm |
Width | 53 cm |
Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895 |
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