Textile
Cloth
E17086A
From: Egypt | Fayum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E17086A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Fayum |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Linen | Wool |
| Description | Warp: \ linen; ud. Weft: \ linen; ud: \ wool; mixed-purple. Technique: Tapestry over 1-2-1-3-warp. A. Narrow clavus ending in club. Wavy stem sprouting club leaves interrupted by a panel carrying a tulip. B. Fragment of clavus and square panel with border like clavus. Center circle sprouts a leaf into each corner and surrounds a putto with basket of fruit. Ground filled by plant sprays. |
| Length | 33.4 cm |
| Width | 48 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895 |
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