Neck panel and clavi of a tunic

Inventory number: FT 2
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont

Colonnaded decoration, beneath which is a Nereid astride a sea monster in the centre, with two nude warriors on either side. On the clavi, warriors or hunters alternate with four-legged animals and stylised plants in the foliated scroll medallions. (Same garment as FT 1).

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

4th - 6th century

Material:

Linen and wool

Dimensions:

Warp: 58 cm, weft: 42 cm

Comparisons:

Roemer-und Pelizaeus-Museum, inv. 5200.
The hatched colours on which stands out a (haloed) Nereid replace the speckled weft of our piece. The scene is based on the bacchanalian dance of Lucien’s mime.

Provenance:

Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation

Location:

Musée royal de Mariemont

Inwoven woollen tapestry on linen

I. Ground weave

Warp:

natural-coloured linen S: 16-20/cm

Weft:

natural-coloured linen S: 9/cm

Weave:

warp-faced tabby

II. Tapestry areas

Warp:

linen S

Weft:

brown wool S: 30/cm; natural-coloured linen S: 24/cm; details in red wool S

Weave:

extended tabby : 2/3,

Ribs per cm:

7-8

Sewing Yarn:

Linen S2Z

Special techniques:

slit tapestry, eccentric weft, flying thread brocading, vertical weft brocading, dappled pattern: 3 picks linen, 1 pick wool

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