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Inventory number: FT 45
Medallion enclosing a horseman with fluttering mantle. A hare runs alongside. In the corners of the square, nude hunters run after spotted felines in the axes.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
4th - 6th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 20 cm, weft: 21 cm
Comparisons:
British Museum, inv. EA 21802.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Woollen tapestry, details by flying shuttle
I. No ground weave
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
natural-coloured wool S: 12/cm
Weft:
brown wool S: 40/cm; natural-coloured linen S: 52/cm
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, flying thread brocading for details only