The texture was regulated and equalised by means of a coarse comb, and was rolled upon the lower cylinder as it increased in length.

Hangings and carpets were woven in this manner; some with figures, others with geometrical designs, zigzags, and chequers (fig.

272).

A careful examination of the monuments has, however, convinced me that most of the subjects hitherto supposed to represent examples of tapestry represent, in fact, examples of cut and painted leather.

The leather-worker's craft flourished in ancient Egypt.