Textile
Clavus
Tunic
E1444B
From: Egypt | Fayum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E1444B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Coptic |
| Provenience | Egypt | Fayum |
| Date Made | 500-699 CE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Linen | Wool |
| Technique | Tapestry Weave | Embroidered |
| Iconography | Rose Bud |
| Description | Clavi from Tunic. Rose bud motif "copied" from Sassanian designs. Not obviously wool/linen. Maybe all wool. Fragment of 2 bands each with pendant and leaf medallion. Warp: \ wool; yellow Weft: \ linen; ud: \ wool; yellow, red, dark-green-blue, blue-green, brown-purple, brown. Techique: Tapestry over 1 warp. Emb. with linen. Plain purple borders and red grounds with conventional plant forms. |
| Length | 23.5 cm |
| Width | 29.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895 |
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