In the upper section, two curves in the stem are filled with a stylised four-legged animal and a fowl with outstretched wings. A frieze of small white rectangles separates the upper and lower sections of the band. Only a small section of yellow scroll on a red background remains of the latter.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
5th - 7th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 5 cm, weft: 11 cm
Comparisons:
Coll. J-F Bouvier, inv. M 12, M 20: the two textiles from the Bouvier Collection denote Abbasid influences and would have come from the Egyptian workshop of Bahnasa.
RMAH, Brussels, inv. ACO.Tx.0331.
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, single use: 21/cm
Weft:
red, yellow, blue and black wool: 88-100/cm; natural-coloured linen
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft