Band with Interlace
3rd-5th century CE
Description
Interlace pattern created in flying shuttle technique on top of purple tapestry woven ground.
Dimensions
3.49 x 5.75 cm (1 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Related Artworks
View MoreWool
6th-7th centuryCopticWool and linen
6th centuryCopticWool pile on
KurdishWarps: 2 S plied Z spun undyed ivory wool; alternate warps slightly depressed; pronounced lazy lines. Weft: 1 Z spun strand in light red and brown; 2 yarns per shoot, with alternating green and brown yarns, some single yarn shots. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool; cotton. Pile colors (wool): light green, light blue, white wool, purply-red, maroon red, brick red, pink, medium blue, dark blue, olive green, pale ecru (possibly faded from?) yellow. White pile is cotton. Knots per vertical decimeter: 49. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 37/38. Woven upside down.
19th centuryTurkishwool, twill tapestry weave, double-interlocked (main field); embroidered; supplementary discountinuous wefts in the minor borders
19th centuryIndianJute and cellophane, broken twill weave
20th centuryGermanSilk on cotton
20th centuryAfghanBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseHeavy blue satin with gold brocade
19th centuryChineseWool
7th-8th centuryByzantineEmbroidered linen
17th-19th centuryOttoman