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E17192.2

From: Egypt | Fayum

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E17192.2
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Fayum
Section Egyptian
Materials Wool
Description

Warp: \ wool; ud

Weft: \, \/ linen; ud: \ wool; ud, dark-blue and red.

Technique: Tapestry over one warp. Emb. with \/ linen.

Oblong panels, alternate ones carrying an oval, all filled with interlace.

See Class II (E 1443, card 4).

Length 3.9 cm
Width 0.7 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895

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