Textile

Scarf

E17071

From: Egypt | Fayum

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E17071
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Fayum
Section Egyptian
Materials Linen | Wool
Description

Warp: \ linen; tan.

Weft: \ linen; tan: \ wool; grey and purple, light-pink-purple, red, dark-blue / wool; tan.

Technique: Tapestry over one warp.

Crude leaf shaped medallions scattered on the cloth in the form of an angle band.

Medallions carry plant forms?

Length 50 cm
Width 59 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895

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