A detail of a fresco showing a sea battle framed in Pompeii red topped by a basket and a mask that decorates the living room of house of the Vetti, in one of the wealthiest homes in Pompeii, the House ...
Archaeologists studying ancient Roman graves in England have uncovered a discovery that is changing what experts know about wealth and burial traditions in Roman Britain. During an examination of ...
Two infant burials from Roman York have revealed traces of Tyrian purple, one of the most expensive dyes in the ancient world. Researchers found the pigment in textile fragments preserved for nearly 1 ...
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Introduction / by Henriette Koefoed, Eva Andersson Strand and Marie-Louise Nosch -- Functions and uses of textiles in the ancient Near East: summary and perspectives / by Catherine Breniquet -- The ...
Special issue of Textile history dedicated to Donald King, former Keeper of Textiles at the Victorian and Albert Museum.