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shape body, with thickened rim, short cylindrical stem
and spreading conical foot. On under-surface of foot various
roughly incised lines, among which a group of three
diverging from a point ; another of five forming a half-open
bud shape. Most of cup lost. Plain wood, unpainted.
Sand-encrusted. H. 4½″, diam. of base 3⅜″. Pl. XXIX.

L.C. iv. 010. Scrap of woollen fabric, dark brown,
plain weave. 1″ sq.

L.C. v. 01. Fr. of fine woollen tapestry ; prob. part of
body-band. Through centre runs a band 1⅜″ wide, edged
by thin blue-black lines ; band is divided into sections
3¼″ and 3¼″ alternately ; in former is fret in red on blue-
black ground.
Crossings of the lines of fret form four Svastikas, outer
limbs being produced to carry on fret ; in four spaces
alternating with the Svastikas are four square flowers
divided by diagonals and diameters into eight triangular
petals alternately red and yellow. Cf. centre of Egyptian
bowl, Brit. Mus. No. 4790.
In the 3¼″ section is a pattern of counterchange 'van-
dykes' or chevrons in yellow and purple brown. Each
'vandyke' has a vertical midrib terminating at its lower
end in a square spiral, of which there are four and a half
abreast, from side to side of band. This pattern is twice
repeated in length of section.
On each side of band described, the material is shaded
from red outwards for 1⅜″ to purple brown. Beyond
this it changes to a fine dark green. At edge of purple
brown is a delicate pattern in yellow of undulating leaf
and spiral, 3⁄16″ wide.
The whole effect is late Greek, and very beautiful.
The technique is that of the 'Coptic' tapestries. Where
two colours meet in the pattern, in the same line as the
warp, the opposite threads are carried across the opening,
alternately, about every eighth thread. 15″×8¼″. Colours
good. Fabric perished and ragged. Pl. XXXI.

L.C. v. 02. a. Strip of fine woollen tapestry in three
frs. Pattern divided into seven longitudinal bands, centre
being broadest ; this contains, on dark purple-brown ground,
an acanthus 'nest' from within which rises breast and
head of bird in profile between thin scrolls.
On either side and facing nest, bird with wings spread,
solid recurved band-like tail, pair of horse's forelegs in
galloping pose, supported on scalloped cloud ; under
legs a square dot. Whole of this motif repeated, but
between repeats a symmetrical scroll ornament like two
anthemions reversed. In the centre of each anthemion is
a long, narrow, detached green leaf.
Colouring of bird band : crimson, buff (light and dark),
brown, green. These are counterchanged throughout the
pattern, but scrolls are always brown or dark buff. Head
of bird always contrasting colour with body, and wings
different again.
Group of three bands or 'guards' above and three below
form borders to central band. Centre guard, heart-shaped
flower between pair of diverging leaves in profile growing
from stem which bifurcates downwards and turns into
scrolls.
This pattern has its axis in length of strip and repeats
closely, the colours interchanging. Colours in this band :
pink, buff, two tones of blue on crimson ground. Bands
on each side shaded ; inner from blue through pink to
buff ; outer pale buff to dark buff.
Outlines, light or dark, used with discretion. Both long
edges have been turned over and sewn. R. short edge
complete ; L. short edge torn. Perished, ragged and dis-
coloured. Gr. fr. 21″×4″. (For damask lining, see L.C. v.
02. b.) Pl. XXXI, XXXII.

L.C. v. 02. b. Fr. of woollen damask (lining of L.C. v.
02. a.) ; dark brown, woven in manner of L.C. i. 011, but
rather loosely. Pattern : double chevron forming lozenges
c. 6″×3″, with inner concentric lozenges and lozenge
centre. Sewn along two edges. For similar fr., see also
L.C. v. 026. Much torn and rotten. 13″×4½″.

L.C. v. 03. Fr. of woollen tapestry band. Divided
into four longitudinal sections. First, dark brown ground
with pattern of group of four buff square dots placed
lozenge-wise ; repeated at intervals of about 1″.
From alternate groups, a pair of elongated curved
pod-shapes issue R. and L., each pair a different colour—
pink, blue, yellow-green, dark buff. Second and fourth
bands in rainbow treatment, crimson, buff, blue. Third,
red ground with simple long rudimentary lily-shapes in
various colourings ; their axis in direction of length of
band. Rather coarse work. A debased rendering of
L.C. v. 06. a. Ragged and fragile. 7″×4⅜″. Pl. XXXI.

L.C. v. 04. Fr. of woollen tapestry, similar to L.C. v.
03 (Pl. XXXI) ; but an additional piece attached by coarse
sewing at one end, having red ground and prob. fret pattern
in yellow and blue. Blue outer edge. 7⅜″×5⅜″. Badly
worn, but good colour.

L.C. v. 05. Fr. of woollen tapestry, prob. similar to
L.C. v. 03, but much faded and threadbare. 4½″×3½″.
Very brittle.

L.C. v. 06. a. Fr. of fine woollen tapestry border
(detached from lining L.C. v. 06. b). Prob. part of body-
band or garment. On purple-brown ground an imbricated
series of lily-like forms of various colourings, red, buff,
blue. The lily is fleur-de-lis type ; the two outer petals
have always thick centre line of a contrasting colour, and
centre petal is tipped with pale buff. Between two
adjacent lilies and springing from deep within the lower
one are two outward curving leaves of petal shape, alter-
nately red with buff tips and blue with brown tips.
On either side of this band of ornament is rainbow band
shaded crimson, buff, blue, beyond which is visible fr.
of further pattern. Very good work. Two or more pieces
joined without regard to matching pattern. 13⅜″×4⅜″.
Recalls 'Coptic' pattern. Pl. XXXI.

L.C. v. 06. b. Fr. of woollen fabric, coarse plain weave,