The dark band is decorated with a stylised grapevine. A medallion is decorated with a large two-part rosette of green petals on a red ground and red petals on a green-blue ground.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
3rd - 5th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 38 cm, weft: 52 cm
Comparisons:
Cf. FT 143.
Louvre, inv. X 4410 (simplified).
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, inv. Ko 227: vine branch.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Linen cloth with linen and woollen loops
I. Ground weave
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S: 22/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured linen S: 9/cm
II. Pile areas
Pile weave
Special techniques:
weft loops: 4 picks between the loops; in pick with loops: 1 linen yarn/pick wool loops: paired yarns: brown, red, blue and yellow (3 warps between the loops), linen loops: 3 yarns together (5 warps between the loops)