Tunic without sleeves. From Egypt or the eastern Mediterranean, 1st to 2nd century CE, made of wool, now housed at the Abegg-Stiftung in Switzerland [1044×1315]
Tunic without sleeves. From Egypt or the eastern Mediterranean, 1st to 2nd century CE, made of wool, now housed at the Abegg-Stiftung in Switzerland [1044×1315]
Beautiful. Wonder how long it would have taken to make?
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Damn, I’ve never seen a woven checker pattern in wool before. That’s incredibly beautiful.
Also the dark blue stripes are nice, I always hear people try to claim that blue dye wasn’t used until the 1200s, who he is blatantly wrong but still so common.
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That is in ASTOUNDINGLY good condition!!!
How did this survive?
They really DON’T make ’em like they used to
Beautiful. Wonder how long it would have taken to make?
Damn, I’ve never seen a woven checker pattern in wool before. That’s incredibly beautiful.
Also the dark blue stripes are nice, I always hear people try to claim that blue dye wasn’t used until the 1200s, who he is blatantly wrong but still so common.