Textile

E16819.1

From: Egypt | Fayum

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number E16819.1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Fayum
Section Egyptian
Materials Linen
Description

Warp: \ linen; tan, blue and tan.

Weft: \ linen; tan, blue and tan; \ wool; brown, red, dark-blue, green, apricot.

Technique: Tapestry over two warps in checked cloth.

Rosettes and basket of fruit? Scattered between checks of cloth.

Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie; subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1895

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