Textile
Clavus (uncertain)
E1443V
From: Egypt | Fayum | Hawara
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E1443V |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Fayum | Hawara |
| Period | Coptic |
| Date Made | 6th-9th century CE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Linen | Wool |
| Technique | Tapestry Weave |
| Description | Warp: \ wool; ud Weft: \ linen; ud: \ wool; ud, dark-grey. Technique: Tapestry over 1 warp. Plain edges. Bands carry a series of hearts, enclosing trees, connected by a straight stem sprouting curly tendrils between hearts. Probably double clavus band. |
| Length | 24 cm |
| Width | 38.4 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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