A nude putto, with what seems to be a sort of scarf around his neck, is set against an orange-red background. He is walking to the left and holds an oblong-shaped object (conch?) in his right hand and a filled basket in his left hand. In each corner, green plant stems and a red flower on an ecru background.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
6th - 8th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
1) Warp: 16 cm, weft, 12.5 cm;
2) Warp: 12 cm, weft: 9.5 cm; Tabula: Warp: 7 cm, weft: 7 cm
Comparisons:
Pushkin Museum, inv. KT 485.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Linen and woollen tapestry sewn on a tunic
I. Ground weave
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S: 18/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured linen S: 14/cm
Weave:
tabby
Other features:
self-bands: incomplete: 1 x 3 yarns/pick + 7 x 2 yarns/pick
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
linen S
Weft:
black red and green wool S: 60/cm
Weave:
extended tabby 2/2
Ribs per cm:
13
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, vertical weft brocading