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Inventory number: FT 103
Stylised plant motifs in red wool and ecru linen, alternating with branched or compact trefoils.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
6th - 9th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 5 cm, weft: 13 cm
Comparisons:
Cf. FT 86.
Louvre, inv. X 4582.
Abegg-Stiftung, inv. 645 a, b (polychrome).
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Linen and woollen tapestry
II. Tapestry weave
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S2Z: 15/cm
Weft:
red wool S: +/- 60/cm; natural-coloured linen S: +/- 60/cm
Weave:
weft-face tabby
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft