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

  28 cm (width)
  62 cm (height)

• 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.

  AN1888.749

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