Band, edged with a crenelated frieze, recuperated from the same original textile, perhaps to decorate the neckline or hem of a child’s tunic. Same textile as FT 27, FT 28 and FT 76B.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
5th - 8th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 2.5 cm, weft: 28.5 cm
Comparisons:
Cf. FT 27, 28 and 76B.
Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, inv. 12928: surround.
Abegg-Stiftung, inv. 2635a, b.
Deutsches Textilmuseum, inv. 12566.
Haifa Museum of Art, inv. 6743.
The fauna in our band are inherited from classical Nilotic scenes, which were particularly appreciated by the Roman mosaicists and Egyptian weavers.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Linen and woollen tapestry
I. No ground weave
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S
Weft:
red wool Z: 40/cm; natural-coloured linen: S, partly 2 yarns were used together:36/cm
Weave:
extended tabby 2/2
Ribs per cm:
9
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft
Dyes analysed:
weftthread: red Z wool: madder, kermes