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Two fragments of damask woven silk with khaki-buff ground and darker linear pattern created by additional weft. Fragments represent small portions of a larger pattern of trellis lines dotted with crescents and fleur-de-lys motifs, the spaces between the trellis being filled with bulbous flowers or pomegranates. Covered in plain woven silk net, weave structure not plainly visible.

Two fragments of damask woven silk with khaki-buff ground and darker linear pattern created by additional weft. Fragments represent small portions of a larger pattern of trellis lines dotted with crescents and fleur-de-lys motifs, the spaces between the trellis being filled with bulbous flowers or pomegranates. Covered in plain woven silk net, weave structure not plainly visible.

Object Textile
Provenance Antinoe, Egypt
Site Rubbish heaps
Period Coptic; c. 7 AD. onwards
Material Silk
Subject Egyptology
Copyrights Bolton Council