Wow, an extremely rare and incredibly well-preserved tapestry-woven, fringed linen cloth from 3,400 years ago! Lovely lotus flower and bud design in the border of this ancient fabric! Dimensions 85 cm x 58 cm. From the Theban tomb of Kha (TT8) at Deir el-Medina, Egypt. 📷 by me #Archaeology - ThreadSky

alisonfisk.bsky.social • 42 days ago

Wow, an extremely rare and incredibly well-preserved tapestry-woven, fringed linen cloth from 3,400 years ago!

Lovely lotus flower and bud design in the border of this ancient fabric! Dimensions 85 cm x 58 cm. From the Theban tomb of Kha (TT8) at Deir el-Medina, Egypt.

📷 by me

#Archaeology

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lilyrespair.bsky.social•42 days ago

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

alisonfisk.bsky.social•42 days ago

My pleasure! 🥰

robishungry.bsky.social•42 days ago

I think it may be sideways

claireanne73.bsky.social•42 days ago

A real thing of beauty.

wittspat.bsky.social•42 days ago

Wow indeed, Alison! What a terrific survival.

alisonfisk.bsky.social•42 days ago

Isn’t it amazing! I spent ages in the Kha and Merit gallery. So many incredible things to see!

noo-thompson.bsky.social•42 days ago

So beautiful - an absolute classic. Thank you for sharing.

alisonfisk.bsky.social•42 days ago

My pleasure! 😊

samsontol.bsky.social•42 days ago

I scoff at your 200 year old rug.

maintainin.bsky.social•42 days ago

This is something that I can see on a 🛋️ today!🤗

11tulips.bsky.social•42 days ago

Stunning workmanship. Can’t believe how lovely it still looks!

alisonfisk.bsky.social•42 days ago

On display at the Museo Egizio, Turin. Museum record: https://collezioni.museoegizio.it/en-GB/material/S_8529/?description=Kha+fringed+cloth&inventoryNumber=&title=&cgt=&yearFrom=&yearTo=&materials=&provenance=&acquisition=&epoch=&dynasty=&pharaoh=&searchLng=en-GB&searchPage=1

cailleach54.bsky.social•42 days ago

This wouldn`t look out of place on a table today . Considering how old it is , the colours are lovely . It must have looked stunning back in the day .

alisonfisk.bsky.social•42 days ago

For more detailed information about this tapestry-woven textile see pages 21-25 in ‘Patterned textiles in pharaonic Egypt’ by Elizabeth Riefstahl which you can download on this link:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.32106005292096&seq=1

alisonfisk.bsky.social•42 days ago

Here’s the second fringed linen cloth with woven lotus pattern found in the tomb of Kha.