Band with three-quarter heads and animals

Inventory number: FT 202
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont

The decoration of this piece is distributed along zigzagging ribbons decorated with wildcats (?) on each side of which are multi-lobed triangles and green and ochre-coloured birds with their stylised heads turned.

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

7th - 9th century

Material:

Linen and wool

Dimensions:

Warp: 26.5 cm; weft: 7 cm

Comparisons:

California Academy of Sciences, inv. 389-2417: layout.

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 S2Z: 10-11/cm

Weft:

red-pink, green-brown, beige and nuances of blue wool S: +/- 85/cm; natural-coloured linen S: +/- 60/cm

Weave:

weft-faced tabby

Special techniques:

slit tapestry, eccentric weft, soumak

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