Textile
Sleeve Drape
E17045
From: Egypt | Fayum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
Object Number | E17045 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Egypt | Fayum |
Section | Egyptian |
Materials | Linen | Wool |
Technique | Tapestry Weave |
Description | Warp: \ linen; ud Weft: \ linen; ud: \ wool; mixed-light-purple, mixed-red, dark-blue. Technique: Tapestry over one warp. Alternate blue bands carrying zigzag line set off by purple dots, and red bands carrying conventional plant forms. Three blue bands, two red ones. |
Length | 17 cm |
Width | 25.8 cm |
Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895 |
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