Textile
Clavus
Neck Band
E16860
From: Egypt | Fayum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E16860 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Fayum |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Linen | Wool |
| Technique | Tapestry Weave |
| Description | Warp: \ wool; ud. Weft: \, \/ linen; ud: \ wool; ud, dark-blue and red, mixed-purple. Red cord. Technique: Tapestry over one warp. Emb. with \/ linen; and red wool. Wide border of linked squares and ovals around oval filled with interlace. Human figures with hands raised on neck band. See Class II (E 1443, card 4) - possibly late example. |
| Length | 31 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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