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Inventory number: FT 79B
The same motif as FT 79A, but with perpendicular interlacing in the central part.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
6th - 8th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 8 cm, weft: 8 cm
Comparisons:
Cf. 79 A.
RGZM, Mainz, inv. O.03264.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Woollen tapestry inwoven on a linen weft rib weave
I. Ground weave
(small fragment)
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S: 19/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured linen S: 16/cm
Weave:
tabby
II. Flying thread brocading
Warp:
linen S
Weft:
purple wool S: +/- 45/cm
Weave:
extended tabby: irregular units of 2,3 and 4 warp yarns
Ribs per cm:
6-7
Special techniques:
flying thread brocading linen S, bare warp for small cubes motifs (warp floats)