Textile
Sleeve Drape
E17047
From: Egypt | Fayum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E17047 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Fayum |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Linen | Wool |
| Technique | Brocaded | Tapestry Weave |
| Description | Warp: \ wool; ud. Weft: \, \/ linen; ud: \ wool; ud, dark-blue, grey. Technique: Tapestry over one warp. Emb. with \/ linen. Hexagonal interlace. See Class IV (E 1443, card 6) for border. Fragment of brocaded band app. (mostly perished). Brocade seems to have been red-purple and grey. |
| Length | 25.5 cm |
| Width | 43.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895 |
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