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Inventory number: FT 23
Galloping horseman, on a hatched ground, holding a stone (?) and turning round. Double twisted ribbons on the inner border, arches of stylised leaves on the outer border.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
5th - 6th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 16 cm, weft: 14.5 cm
Comparisons:
Louvre, inv. AC 206: medallion.
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:
brown wool S: +/-68/cm; natural-coloured linen S
Weave:
extended tabby 2/2
Ribs per cm:
8
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, flying thread brocading, vertical weft brocading; hatching: alternating 2 picks wool and 2 picks linen