Textile

Clavus

Shoulder Panel

E17179

From: Egypt | Fayum

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E17179
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Fayum
Section Egyptian
Materials Linen | Wool
Description

Warp: \ wool; ud.

Weft: \ linen; ud: \ wool; ud, purple.

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

Running dog borders, plain edge. Panels filled with symmerical plant forms. Symmetrical plant forms between panels and radiating in ground of roundel. Crude bust in center of roundel. Plant forms on pendant.

Length 34 cm
Width 55 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895

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