Fragment of a tapestry roundel on a plain tabby weave

Details

• Title

  Fragment of a tapestry roundel on a plain tabby weave

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt › Sawhāj › Akhmim (find spot)

• Date

  6th - 7th century AD (AD 501 - 700)

• Material and technique

  tabby and tapestry

• Object type

  textile

• Dimensions

  10 cm (height)
  11 cm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Reverend G.J. Chester, 1888.

• Museum location

  Lower ground floor | Gallery 5 | Textiles

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1888.746

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