Textile



Accession Number
EC762
Current Location
In storage
Object Type
Clothing
Periods
Byzantine Period to Islamic Period
Materials
Fibre/textile (from plants and animals) (Flax) | Textile/fibres (Linen) | Textile/fibres (Wool)
Number of Elements
1

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Description

'Coptic' textile showing pomegranates. This probably dates to after 500 AD. 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. The piece has been sewn onto ancient linen in modern times.