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Inventory number: FT 119
Of the three medallions formed by foliated scrolls, the first and last contain a dancer, respectively on pale and dark ground, whilst in the central medallion, on a mottled ground, is a stylised hare.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
5th - 6th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 12.5 cm, weft: 16.5 cm
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Woollen and linen tapestry
I. Ground weave
(small fragment)
Warp:
natural-coloured wool S: 14/cm
Weft:
fragment too small to determine
Weave:
tabby
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
natural-coloured wool S
Weft:
black-purple wool S: +/- 32/cm; natural-coloured linen S: +/- 50/cm
Weave:
extended tabby 2/2
Ribs per cm:
7
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, hatching: alternating 3 picks linen and 2 picks wool