 IAA Number: 2015-9199
 | Object's Name: Fragment Textile
Period: Byzantine
Material: Silk
Site: Nizzana
Lenght: 9.8 cm
Wide: 7 cm
Description: Imported silk textile made in compound twill (samite) weaving on a
draw-loom. The textile decorated with a pair of falcons with
spread wings, ivy leaves and lotus flower.
Bibliography: Baginski A. and Sheffer A. 2004. Textiles from Nessana. In D. Urman, (ed.). Excavations and Studies I, Studies by the Department of Bible and Ancient Near East, Vol. XVII.. Beer-Sheva, 216*-221*, Fig. 1.
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