Medallion with the bust of a figure with raised hands, spreading the crops in front. To the right, a plant motif and figure with fragmentary, unrecognisable raised arms (?), spread over two sections and surrounded by white foliated scrolls.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
6th - 9th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 7 cm, weft: 15 cm
Comparisons:
Cf. FT 112, FT 113 B.
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, inv. Ko F60.
Ethnographic Museum, Stockholm, inv. MM 18437.
Louvre, inv. 4886.
MET, New York, inv. 2002.494.832.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Linen and woollen tapestry
II. Tapestry weave
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S2Z: 10-12/cm
Weft:
red, green, brown, blue and natural-coloured wool S: +/- 44/cm; natural-coloured linen S: +/- 34/cm
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft