Textile

Scarf

Curtain

E634A

From: Egypt | Akhmim

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E634A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Coptic
Provenience Egypt | Akhmim
Section Egyptian
Materials Linen | Wool
Technique Tapestry Weave
Iconography Flower
Description

Fragment with scattered petals.

Warp: \ linen; ud

Weft: \ linen; ud: \ wool; red, yellow, green, dark blue, pink, light yellow-green.

Technique: Tapestry over 2 warps.

Rows of rose buds and leaves scattered with dots between.

Length 18.8 cm
Width 16 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Emile Brugsch Bey; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1891
Other Number ES634 - Original Number

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