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Description: | Fragment of circular medallion. Purple-brown wool on undyed linen. The weft is not pulled tight but is loose to create a looped effect. 9x8in. Such textile medallions were used to decorate tunics in the first millennium A.D. See Pritchard, F. 2004 'Clothing Culture. Dress in Egypt in the First Millennium AD. Clothing from Egypt in the collection of The Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester.' Manchester. Similar looped medallions dated to the 4th-7th century are found in Lewis, S. 1969 'Early Coptic Textiles'. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Rights holder: | University of Swansea, Egypt Centre | Subjects: | [none] | Temporal: | 300 A.D.-800 A.D.
Roman - Coptic | Source: | Egypt Centre | Identifier: | http://www.egyptcentre.org.uk/index.asp?... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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