Textile
Clavus
E16845
From: Egypt | Fayum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E16845 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Fayum |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Linen | Wool |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Description | Warp: \ wool; ud. Weft: \/ linen; ud: \ wool; red, dark-blue: \/ wool; dark-blue, green, yellow. Technique: Tapestry over one warp. Emb. with linen and \/ wool. Warp cord. Clavus band has blue and red guard bands. The center band carries a diagonal lattice with interstitual ovals embroidered in c colored wools. Filling pattern perished. Red end band. Emb. similar to E 16824 B. |
| Length | 23.7 cm |
| Width | 54.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895 |
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