02-19-2006, 09:18 PM
Quote:In case the pterugae were made of fabric (one layer or two, tablet woven or not), fringes would appear naturally, excluding the necessity for a mid-layer of cloth just for creating them (The fringes, I mean).
I agree, the fringe is a most likely a clue to its manufacture.
Quote:We are really making steady advances towards a previously unsuspected point!
Aitor
Undoubtedly!!
Now someone needs to make a felt/linen pterugion, and a weft-faced wool one and we then need to compare them to the artwork.
Travis
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