Fragment of linen
- Accession Number
- EC37
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Clothing
- Period
- Byzantine Period
- Material
- Textile/fibres (Linen)
- Measurements
- Length: 320mm | Width: 269mm | Depth: 1mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
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Licensing details
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- Description
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Square linen fragment with a separate woven band attached to it. The band consists of a piece woven in undyed linen and mainly red and black wool with some blue and orange. The piece dates to between c. AD 400 and 1000.
- Previous Owner
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 10 Dec 2021