Textile
Shaped Collar
E1444M
From: Egypt | Fayum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E1444M |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Fayum |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Linen | Wool |
| Technique | Tapestry Weave | Brocade |
| Description | Warp: \ linen; tan Weft: \ linen; tan: \ wool; red, green, golden-tan, yellow. Technique: Tapestry over 2 warps in cloth. Linen wefts floated across behind tapestry areas. Brocaded band applied. 3 rows of scattered petals large and small carrying conventional patterns. Applied band mitered to form shaped collar. Brocaded with crested rings enclosing a lozenge. Small geometric patterns between rings. Applied band. Warp: \/ wool; red, blue. Weft: \ wool; red Pat: \\\ linen; tan: \\ wool; green Tech: Red cloth with narrow blue warp stripes at the edges, brocaded. |
| Length | 24.5 cm |
| Width | 40 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895 |
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