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Inventory number: FT 34
Mirror images of a figure (Dionysus?), a lion and bird on each side of a stylised tree, surrounded by foliated scrolls and geometric motifs.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
7th - 10th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 14 cm, weft: 13.5 cm
Comparisons:
MdK, Basel Basle, inv. III 575.
Leaning and facing motifs denote Sassanid influence.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Separately-woven linen and woollen tapestry
I. Ground weave
Not analysed, covered by the support fabric
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S2Z: 17/cm
Weft:
red, light and dark blue, green, S: 60/cm; natural-coloured linen S
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, soumak-wrapped outlines and circles