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Inventory number: FT 171
The decor of this fragment is arranged around a large mauve, ecru, green and blue flower on a stem: the yellow ground is edged in red and surrounded by a foliated scroll of leaves and flowers. This fragment probably comes from a woman’s mantle similar to those discovered in Antinoupolis (5th -7th century).
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
6th - 8th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 10 cm, weft: 18.5 cm
Comparisons:
Louvre, inv. 4780, 4868.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Tapestry in wool and brown flax yarn
I. No ground weave
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
yellow wool S: 10/cm
Weft:
red, yellow, pink, green, blue, brown and natural-coloured wool S: 28-40/cm; brown
linen S: 60-70/cm
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft