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Inventory number: FT 99
The band, of which two selvedges have been preserved, is decorated with a basket of fruit outlined in black and a star (floral?) motif, in the centre of which is a medallion with concentric circles and a blue cross.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
6th - 9th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 9.5 cm, weft: 5.7 cm
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Separately woven linen and woollen tapestry
II. Tapestry weave
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S2Z: 11/cm
Weft:
red, different nuances of blue, green and brown wool S: 36-40/cm; natural-coloured linen S
Weave:
weftface tabby
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, soumak to outline a figure