Textile

Pattern Band

E1444L

From: Egypt | Fayum

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number E1444L
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Fayum
Section Egyptian
Materials Linen | Wool
Technique Tapestry Weave
Description

Warp: \ linen; tan

Weft: \ linen; tan: \ wool; faded-red, dark-blue, green-blue, dark-green, yellow, light-grey, pink-buff.

Technique: Tapestry over 2 warps in cloth with linen wefts floated behind the tapestry areas. Fringe.

Row of scattered petals, carrying conventional pattern connected by a narrow band of chevrons flanked by rows of smaller scattered petals and dots.

Length 33 cm
Width 36.2 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895

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