BILDER

tapestry, textile fragment, bonad, textilfragment

Föremål

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Upphovsman: <presImageByline>Kaneberg, Ove
Upphovsrätt: <presImageCopyright> Statens museer för världskultur
Licens: <mediaLicense> Licens
Typ <itemType> Objekt/föremål
Datering <presTimeLabel> Coptic Period (probably 6th-9th century)
Plats <presPlaceLabel> Afrika, Egypten
Description <itemDescription>
  • Fragment of sleeve decoration, colours red, green, black and yellow. In the centre of the textile there is a medallion containing a bust of an orant with halo. On either side of the medallion, there are two horizontal bands each containing a ”swimming” figure (possibly depicting putto), both facing the medallion. The textile has a three band border on top and bottom, outer band consists of multico... Visa hela
Inventory number <itemDescription>
Acquisition <itemDescription>
  • From the Retzius´ collection.
Comments <itemDescription>
  • Similar motif to MME 1969:741, same motif as MM 18443.
Condition <itemDescription>
  • The textile is decently well preserved; there is a tear that goes down to the top of the medallion, there is some discoloration throughout.
Period, Swedish <itemDescription>
  • Koptisk period (troligen 500-800 v.t.)
Publications <itemDescription>
  • M. Eriksson, Textiles in Egypt 200-1500 BC, Göteborg 1997, p. 129.
Exhibition / Previously <itemDescription>
Country / Findspot <itemDescription>
Exhibition, Part of / Previously <itemDescription>
  • New Egypt, 10, Egypt after the pharaohs
Loan out / Current <itemDescription>
Name / Loantaker <itemDescription>
Description, Swedish <itemDescription>
  • Fragment av ärm dekoration, röd, grön, svart och gul färg. I mitten av textilen finns en medaljong innehållandes en byst av en orant med gloria. På vardera sida om medaljongen finns två horisontella b... Visa hela
Acquisition, Swedish <itemDescription>
  • Från Retzius samling.
Händelse <context>
  • Brukad Coptic Period (probably 6th-9th century).
  • Funnen i Egypten, Afrika.
Material, engelska<itemMaterial>
Textile
Wool
Material<itemMaterial>
Textil
Ylle
Nyckelord <itemKeyWord>
  • Coptic Period (probably 6th-9th century)
  • New Egypt
  • coptic
  • koptisk
Mått <itemMeasurement>
  • Length / Längd: 24 cm.
  • Width / Bredd: 20 cm.
Object, Swedish<itemName>
bonad
textilfragment
Object<itemName>
tapestry
textile fragment
Ämne <subject>
  • Kulturhistoria
Inventory number <itemNumber>
Acquisition number <itemNumber>
Alternative ID <itemNumber>
Egypt, Number in Exhibition <itemNumber>
Rättigheter för metadata <itemLicense> Licens
Källa <presOrganization> Statens museer för världskultur - Medelhavsmuseet
Källa <url>

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