Object Number | E17108A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Egypt | Fayum |
Section | Egyptian |
Materials | Linen | Wool |
Description | Warp: \ linen; tan. Weft: \ linen; tan: / wool; purple. Technique: Tapestry over two alt three warps. Clavi have small pendant with plain border enclosing a leaf. The band is divided into panels filled with chevrons of wavy vine stem sprouting club leaves. Between panels a tulip. Medallions are ogival with running dog edges and a central disc carrying a quatrefoil of honeycomb circles. Two three-leaf plants sprout from center disc. |
Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895 |
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