Tapestry fragment included in a plain tabby weave

Details

• Title

  Tapestry fragment included in a plain tabby weave

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt › Sawhāj › Akhmim (find spot)

• Date

  5th - 6th century AD (AD 401 - 600)

• Material and technique

  tabby and tapestry

• Object type

  textile

• Dimensions

  12 x 6.5 cm (length x width)
  Mount: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (length x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by J.L. Strachan-Davidson, 1889.

• Museum location

  Lower ground floor | Gallery 5 | Textiles

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1889.66.e

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