A frieze of fine twigs on a red ground on each border. The motifs in the central section might symbolise stylised vases, baskets or trees of life.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
6th - 8th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
1) ?;
2) Warp: 5.5 cm, weft: 27 cm
Comparisons:
Cf. FT 108.
Composition reminiscent of Sassanid works.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Woollen tapestry
I. No ground weave
II. Tapestry areas
1) Weave
2) Weave
Warp:
1) natural-coloured wool S: 12/cm
2) natural-coloured wool S: 12/cm
Weft:
1) natural-coloured wool S: +/-30/cm
2) red, nuances of blue, green, purple, orange wool S: +/- 60/cm; natural-coloured linen S: +/- 60/cm
Weave:
(1-2) weft-faced tabby
Special techniques:
(2) slit tapestry, eccentric weft; selvedge visible on one side: one unit of two warps