Textile
E17113D
From: Egypt | Fayum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E17113D |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Fayum |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Linen | Wool |
| Description | Warp: \ linen; tan. Weft: \ linen; tan: \ wool; red, apricot, dark-grey, Loops: linen; tan. Technique: Tapestry over two alt three warps. Linen loops knotted. Loops in rows between tapestry panels. One panel carries animals in the half-0gives made by a wavy stem sprouting tendrils. The other carries a series of discs carrying baskets of flowers, leaves or large disc crested with small ones. Both bands have edges of leaf cresting. |
| Length | 5 cm |
| Width | 7 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895 |
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