Textile

Cloth

E17083

From: Egypt | Fayum

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E17083
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Fayum
Section Egyptian
Materials Linen | Wool
Technique Tapestry Weave
Description

Warp: \ linen; tan.

Weft: \ linen; tan: \ wool; mixed-purple and (grey ?)

Technique: Tapestry over 1-2-1-3-warps. Cloth warp and weft float behind tapestry. Two square panels each carrying ring sprouting a leaf into each corner. One ring encloses hare, the other gazelle?

Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895

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