Textile
Guard Band
E16953
From: Egypt | Fayum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E16953 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Fayum |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Linen | Wool |
| Technique | Tapestry Weave | Embroidered |
| Description | Warp: \ wool; mixed-dark-brown. Weft: \/ linen; tan: \ wool; mixed-dark-brown, dark-blue and red, brown and grey. Technique: Tapestry over one warp. Emb. with \/ linen. Series of ovals alternately large and small connected by short straight stems. The large ovals enclose four oval rings or irregular ring surrounding small cross. The small ovals are surrounded by four oval rings. Possibly belongs to tunic with hexagonal interlace on sleeve drape. Class IV variant? (E1443, card 6). |
| Length | 13 cm |
| Width | 42 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895 |
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