Reproduction
textiles
Description
Dahshur Lake tapestry made by Sayed Mahomoud at the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre, Saqqara, Egypt. It shows a water scene, with bird-life and marsh plants that would have been familiar to the artisans who decorated the palaces of Amarna around 1350 BC.
Documentation
- Stevenson, Alice, The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: Characters and Collections, p.11
- Allman, Naomi, From Egypt to Malet Place: the Wissa Wassef Tapestry in Context [UCL Culture blog]
Modern Period
Date
2003
Lieu de création
Saqqarah
Matériel
Technique
Créateur
Mahmoud, Sayed
N° d'objet
LDUCE-UC80605
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
