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Inventory number: FT 94
Geometric zigzag ornamentation, with stylised plant motif in the spaces.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
7th - 9th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 21 cm, weft: 6 cm
Comparisons:
Cf. FT 93: blue ground.
Louvre, inv. AC 834: weaving.
Musée des Tissus, Lyon, inv. 28929.92.2.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Woollen brocaded tapestry on ecru linen
I. No ground weave
II. Supplementary weft brocading
Warp:
red wool S2Z: 18/cm
Weft:
red wool paired S: 13/cm
Weave:
supplementary weft: natural-coloured linen paired S: after every tabby shed comes a pattern shed, over one or two warps