textile;
garment;
tunic
- Museum number
- EA90770
- Description
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Fragment of a tunic in undyed linen plain weave; at the lower part of the textile a waist tuck made with a run-and-fell seam (c.1cm wide) sewn in oversewing and running stitches; two fragments of tapestry clavi are preserved; the one on the left is very damaged with all wool is missing; the one on the right has a red background, interlacing of stylised branches and vine leaves create lozenges in which circular motifs (stylised vegetal motifs?) are visible and inbetween the lozenges are small triangular motifs with stylised vegetal motifs on a beige background; all edges are cut and ragged; plain weave: warp-undyed linen (S/17), weft-undyed linen (S/17); tapestry on paired threads: warp-undyed linen (S/9), weft- undyed linen (S), orange, red, green, dark blue wool (S/58); sewing: undyed linen (S spun Z ply) in oversewing and running stitches
- Dimensions
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Height: 59 centimetres
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Width: 58 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- similar to 90769 and 21784
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- A
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA90770
- Registration number
- .90770