Témoignages textiles des relations entre Égypte et Proche-Orient (VIIe-IXe siècles)

The textile material found in Egypt includes a lot of imported items. Gayet’s excavations at Antinoe produced sassanian garments, characterized by a highly refinite art of sewing, fine weaving and a typical repertoire of decorative patterns. On the other hand, the origin of tapestries and woolen tabbies is more problematic, since decisive criteria are lacking. In the same way, silks and tapestries of byzantine style, when found in Egypt, may be either imports or local imitations. The area of origin of textile imports, anyhow, extends as far as central Asia.