Fragment of a band with putti and tree of life (?)

Back to inventory Inventory number: FT 110

Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont

On both sides of a stylised Greek vase, from which emerge a plant stem and wide leaves, are nude putti and a blue and green bird in the middle.

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

6^th - 9^th century

Material:

Linen and wool

Dimensions:

Warp: 13.5 cm, weft: 6.5 cm

Comparisons:

Cf. FT 111
The Museum for Islamic Art, Jerusalem, inv. T 449-73.
Lamm, inv. T449-75.
Iconographic layout is reminiscent of Sassanid works.

Provenance:

Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation

Location:

Musée royal de Mariemont

Linen and woollen tapestry

II. Tapestry weave

Warp:

natural-coloured linen S2Z: 9/cm

Weft:

red, yellow, orange, different nuances of blue wool S: +/- 45-55/cm; natural-coloured linen S: +/- 40/cm

Weave:

weft-faced tabby

Special techniques:

slit tapestry, eccentric weft

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