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Inventory number: FT 37
An exclusively plant pattern spreading out from the centre, with four branches whose multi-lobed leaves cover the surface.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
3rd - 5th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 16 cm, weft: 16 cm
Comparisons:
RGZM, Mainz, inv. O.22156.
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, inv. Ko 162.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Inwoven woollen tapestry on linen
I. No ground weave
II. Flying thread brocading
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S
Weft:
black-purple wool S: 74/cm; black-purple wool S: 40/cm
Weave:
extended tabby 2/3
Ribs per cm:
10-12
Special techniques:
flying thread technique with natural-coloured linen S; ‘lazy lines’ to facilitate the construction of the decorated weave