The linen cloth is scattered with small, stylised yellow and red or blue flowers. Between these are three large motifs: a basket of fruit and stylised plant motifs, a flower with yellow and green petals on a red ground and a winged creature with dark blue, red and yellow feathers.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
5th - 7th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 32 cm, weft: 23 cm
Comparisons:
British Museum inv. E 29771 (large hanging).
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Inwoven woollen tapestry in linen cloth
I. Ground weave
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S: 14/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured linen S: 10/cm
Weave:
warp-faced tabby weave
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
linen S
Weft:
red, green, yellow and nuances of blue wool S: +/- 52/cm; natural-coloured linen S
Weave:
extended tabby 2/2
Ribs per cm:
7
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft