Textile of hand-woven, hand-spun linen and wool in a diamond shape of dark green with yellow and black outline trim

Title
Textile of hand-woven, hand-spun linen and wool in a diamond shape of dark green with yellow and black outline trim
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Donor
Dawson, M. F.
Description
Textile of hand-woven, hand-spun linen and wool in a diamond shape of dark green with yellow and black outline trim; a central design of a line with several intersecting lines, perhaps suggesting a plant; two white outlined red circles at the ends of one line and one teardrop red shape with small squares within and white outline; red shapes suggest fruit tree; the outer portion is plain linen; this design was probably cut from a linen tunic as were many of these designs.
Motif
Fruit Tree or branch Pomegranate
Work Type
Textile Panel
Location
Egypt
Date
200/600
Identifier
1953.003.001
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Linen Wool
Technique
Tapestry weave Hand-spun Hand-woven
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Coptic. Dated 200 to 600 AD.