Headscarf

Headscarf made of crimson-dyed silk with goldwork. Independent clusters of undyed lozenges (reserved patterns) form a cross in the middle of the headscarf. The disc-shaped centre of the cross comprises 17 little lozenges, while its four sides consist of five or six lozenges in a rosette arrangement. An undyed zigzag band runs along the edges of the scarf, and a bit further inside a branch with stylised leaves and flowers forms a continuous border, embroidered with gold thread in satin stitches, and thinner gold threads for fillings. Each corner of this border is decorated with a small bouquet comprising three similarly-embroidered flowers. The scarf’s edges are adorned with thin goldwork lace. Dimensions: 53x56 cm. Publication Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou 1996, 154, fig. 139. This craftwork may be compared to examples of similar technique from Syria (Zernickel 1992, 195).