Warp of wool;  ground of plum-colored wool with an all-over design of octagons, each encloses a scrolled motif framing a bird of white wool; between the octagons are lozenges, each enclosing a rosette; the outer stripe is of plum-colored wool, probably a fragment of a covering.

Found in Egypt, design reflects late Hellenistic style.  Rectangular panel:  Pan and Bacchus.  Warp:  (crossing panel horizontally) light bluish-green wool (S twist) 9-10 to cm.  Weft:  polychrome wool (Z twist).  Design:  Pan and Bacchus stand side by side, the hand of Baccus on Pan's shoulder, on dark blue ground on which attributes are scattered (pipes, clappers, wine cup, garland).  Goat skin between figures.  Flesh tones woven with several shades of rose, cream, and pale brown; hair, features, accents and outlines, brown and light blue.  Border: contiguous petals woven with several shades of rose, cream, brown and blue, on dark blue bordered with cream, and traces of light blue outer edge.  Condition fragmentary, many holes.

This band, which belongs with another 66.377. It is decorated with a green laurel band filled with birds, fruits and flowers: at the center are two ducks amidst lotus, rose and pomegranates, and at each side are smaller birds nibbling at grapes. 
 
Horizontal tapestry strip of complete width and cut at top and bottom. Originally from the same hanging as 66.377. Weft: wool, S-spun, unplied except for areas where two colors are plied together for mottled effect (e.g., duck at right); warp: linen, S-spun, unplied, 2 or 3 strands together. Polychrome design.

0301 / 0700, Egypt

0301 / 0700, Egypt

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