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Inventory number: FT 202
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