Linen


Hilton Price Number
HP65
Current Location
National Museum of Scotland
Museum Accession Number
A.1911.268
Object Type
Soft furnishings/textiles
Periods
Byzantine Period to Islamic Period
Seventh century CE/AD to Eleventh century CE/AD
Materials
Fibre/textile (from plants and animals) (Flax) | Textile/fibres (Linen) | Textile/fibres (Silk)
Provenance
Egypt, Akhmim
Measurements
6½ inches | 6 inches
Number of Elements
1

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Description

Fragment of fine Linen, with two similar bands of woven tapestry; coloured silks, chiefly yellow, blue, and red, on fine flax warps. The pattern of the bands consists of a double intertwining waved stem, forming a succession of small spaces, in which are debased renderings of floral devices. There is a piece like it at the South Kensington Museum, and the above is the official description. 6½ in. | 6 in. Saracenic(?) 7th to 11th century. Aḥmîm.

Bibliography

Price, Frederick George Hilton (1897) A catalogue of the Egyptian antiquities in the possession of F. G. Hilton Price. London: Quaritch. Anonymous (1911). Catalogue of the important and extensive collection of Egyptian antiquities, the property of the late F. G. Hilton-Price, Esq. [...] : which will be sold by auction by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge [...] on Wednesday, 12th July, 1911, and two following days, and on Monday, the 17th of July, and four following days. London: Davy.

Link To Museum Catalogue
https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/fragment-textile/325660
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Last modified: 28 Jul 2021
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