This motif of a multi-coloured bowl full of round, red and yellow fruit, was probably scattered over a large piece of furnishing fabric, such as the pair of wall hangings from Akhmim (6th -7th century) now in the British Museum.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
5th - 7th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 12.5 cm, weft: 9 cm
Comparisons:
Musée des Tissus, Lyon, inv. 2013.0.20.1
Muséum de Colmar, inv. Ég. Cpt. 177.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Woollen tapestry inwoven into the linen cloth
I. Ground weave
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S: 16/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured linen S: 11/cm
Weave:
warp-faced tabby
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
linen S
Weft:
cup: red, yellow, green and nuances of blue wool S: 30/cm; fruit: red and yellow wool, paired S: 30/cm; natural-coloured linen S: 38/cm
Weave:
extended tabby 2/2
Ribs per cm:
8
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric wef