Textile Band

E1443T

From: Egypt | Fayum | Hawara

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E1443T
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Islamic
Provenience Egypt | Fayum | Hawara
Period Islamic Period
Section Egyptian
Materials Linen | Wool
Technique Tablet Weave
Description

Tablet Woven. Brocade Note back of piece.

Warp: \/ wool; red

Weft: \\ wool; red: Pat: \\ linen; ud: \\ wool; green, mixed-yellow.

Technique: Cloth brocaded.

Zigzag bands divided into squares each carrying colored dots, separate conventional half-figures. Narrow stripe of geometric figures on one side.

Length 27.7 cm
Width 10.2 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895
Other Number E 1443 - Original Number

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