Textile

Tunic

E16836C

From: Egypt | Fayum

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number E16836C
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Fayum
Section Egyptian
Materials Wool
Description

Warp: \/ wool; blue.

Weft: \ wool; blue. Pat.: \\\ linen; tan.

Technique: Cloth, brocaded applied to red wool tapestry with tan linen bands.

Pattern of band oval carrying quatrefoil alternating with two half ovals. Linen bands on tunic, one broad between two narrow ones.

Length 3 cm
Width 17 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895

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