Textile Band
E1443I.1
From: Egypt | Illahun | Fayum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E1443I.1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Coptic |
| Provenience | Egypt | Illahun | Fayum |
| Period | Coptic Period |
| Date Made | 600-799 CE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Linen | Wool |
| Technique | Tapestry Weave |
| Description | Warp: \ linen; ud Weft: \ linen; ud: / wool; light purple, red, dark-blue, blue-green, green, yellow, apricot, tan. Technique: Tapestry over 2 warps. Dog-leg guard bands. Diagonal lattice of scattered petals with interstitual discs and half discs carrying conventional plant forms. |
| Length | 8.7 cm |
| Width | 25 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895 |
| Other Number | E 1443I - Other Number |
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