Identically-stylised animal decor of a feline (tiger/panther) and a desert hare, one facing right, the other turning its head. Black wool flying thread used for the details.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
7th - 9th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
1) Warp: 6.5 cm, weft: 3.5 cm;
2) Warp: 7 cm, weft: 4 cm
Comparisons:
Haifa Museum of Art, inv. 6712.
Coll. Choron (cat. The rich Life and the Dance, UIP 2015), inv. A18: orbiculi.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Woollen tapestry inwoven on linen
I. Ground weave
Warp:
natural-coloured linen: 24/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured linen: 18/cm
Weave:
warp-faced tabby
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
1) natural-coloured linen 15/cm: single yarn;
2) natural-coloured linen 18/cm: single yarn
Weft:
1) red and natural-coloured wool S: 64/cm;
2) red and natural-coloured wool S: 60/cm
Weave:
weft-faced tabby; part of warp yarns is dropped. No grouping of warp.
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, flying thread brocading with black wool for details only; vertical weft brocading