Three tapestry patterns sewn onto plain tabby weave

Details

• Title

  Three tapestry patterns sewn onto plain tabby weave

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt (no further provenance) (find spot)

• Date

  Byzantine Period (Egypt) (AD 395 - 641)

• Material and technique

  tabby and tapestry

• Object type

  textile

• Dimensions

  47.5 x 39 cm (length x width)
  base fabric, along width 0.04 cm (thread diameter)
  additional fabric, along width 0.04 cm (thread diameter)
  base fabric, along length 0.04 cm (thread diameter)
  base fabric, along length/width 26 / 13 threads/cm (thread count)
  additional fabric, along length 0.04 cm (thread diameter)
  additional fabric, along length/width 24 / 50 threads/cm (thread count)

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• No. of items

  3

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1941.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 30 | Mediterranean World

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1941.2

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