Fragment of embroidered linen


Accession Number
EC12
Current Location
House of Life (first floor), Drawers beneath textiles case, Drawer 1
Object Type
Clothing
Period
Byzantine Period
Material
Textile/fibres (Linen)
Number of Elements
1
Culture
Egyptian
Measurements
Length: 262mm | Width: 224mm

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Description

A triangular fragment of embroidered linen in yellow, blue, red, green, with one full circle in yellow and blue at one of the corners. Such pieces date to the first millennium AD.