Object Number | E634B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Coptic |
Provenience | Egypt | Akhmim |
Date Made | 600-799 CE |
Section | Egyptian |
Materials | Linen | Wool |
Technique | Slit Tapestry Weave |
Iconography | Portrait | Woman |
Description | Fragment with bust of a saint. Warp:/ linen; ud. Weft:\ linen; ud/ wool, rust, pink, dark-blue, blue, green, tan, ud, light blue.Technique: tapestry over 1 warp. Thin vines form a diagonal lattice with discs at the intersections carrying quarrtefoils(?). Interstitual ring enclosing bust of saint. |
Length | 16.4 cm |
Width | 15 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Emile Brugsch Bey; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1891 |
Other Number | ES634B - Original Number |
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