Identical designs for these four bands. Bold flying creatures alternate with small three-pointed leaves on a rust ground, punctuated by cartouches with a black ground decorated with filled Greek vases.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
6th - 8th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
1) Warp: 10.5 cm, weft: 40 cm;
2) Warp: 6 cm, weft: 36 cm;
3) Warp: 8.5 cm, weft: 10.5 cm;
4) Warp: 3 cm, weft: 7.5 cm
Comparisons:
Deutsches Textilmuseum, inv. 12615.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Inwoven woollen and linen tapestry from a single tunic
I. Ground weave
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S: 19/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured linen S: 12/cm
Weave:
warp-faced tabby
Other features:
selfbands in largest fragmen
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
linen S
Weft:
red, black and yellow wool S: 36-42/cm; natural-coloured linen S
Weave:
extended tabby 2/2
Ribs per cm:
10
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft