Fragment of tapestry with figure with raised arms (?)

Back to inventory Inventory number: FT 113B

Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont

What could be a swimming or flying putto must come from one of the missing rectangles of FT 113A, given the resemblance to the figure in the lower right of that piece.

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

6^th - 9^th century

Material:

Linen and wool

Dimensions:

Warp: 4.5 cm, weft: 7 cm

Comparisons:

Cf. FT 113 A.
MET, New York, inv. 2002.494.832: elongated figures.

Provenance:

Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation

Location:

Musée royal de Mariemont

Linen and woollen tapestry

II. Tapestry weave

Warp:

natural-coloured linen S2Z: 11/cm

Weft:

red, yellow, orange, blue and green wool S: +/- 60/cm; natural-coloured linen S

Weave:

weft-faced tabby

Special techniques:

slit tapestry, eccentric weft

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