Beneath a frieze of Greek vases and heart-shaped flowers are four nude hunters holding shields in the bays of a colonnade. In the clavi, are leaping lions and three-quarter female busts.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
4th - 6th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 35 cm, weft: 38.5 cm
Comparisons:
Private coll., inv. DM 65.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Inwoven woollen tapestry
I. Ground weave
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S: 17/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured linen S: 10/cm
Weave:
warp-faced tabby
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
linen S
Weft:
purple wool: composed yarn of red and blue fleece-dyed wool S: 34/cm; natural-coloured linen S: 34/cm
Weave:
extended tabby 2/3
Ribs per cm:
7
Sewing Yarn:
linen 2S and red wool S2Z
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, flying thread brocading for details only; false hatching: paired weft: 1 wool + 1 linen yarn/pick: 9/cm; finishing of the neck opening: two red wool cords, plied in opposite direction are applied