O. V. Orfinskaya, N. A. Pavlova

Tekstil'nye tekhnologii Egipta: tekhnika spreng [Textile technologies of Egypt: sprang]

The article analyses 50 hairnets made in sprang technique. These hairnets were found in Deir el-Banat (Fayoum) during the archaeological excavations of the Centre for Egyptological Studies of the Russian Academy of Science (CES RAS). A comparative study of the hairnets was conducted following the scheme: material; shape and shape-related features of making the upper part (the way of narrowing at the top); stylistic and technical characteristics of the central part; the browband; additional decoration and its features; place in the burial; secondary use and repairs. A number of analogues from world’s museums made it possible to date some of the hairnets and thus identify two chronological groups of polychrome headdresses. The relationship between the age of buried women and the color of headdresses was also traced.

Keywords:
Ancient Egypt, hairnets, sprang, weaving, Deir el-Banat.

Original language — Russian.

DOI: 10.24412/2686-9276-2023-00011.

Referring: Orfinskaya O. V., Pavlova N. A. Textile technologies of Egypt: sprang [in Russian] // Egypt and neighbouring countries 3 (2023): 46–83. DOI: 10.24412/2686-9276-2023-00011.

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