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Inventory number: FT 115
A putto and a running gazelle (?) among the volute scrolls coming from vases framed by acanthus leaves. A denticulate band separates the two sections.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
5th - 6th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 11.5 cm, weft: 12 cm
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Linen and woollen tapestry
I. No ground weave
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
red wool S: 13/cm
Weft:
blue wool S: 28/cm; natural-coloured linen S: +/- 65/cm
Weave:
extended weave: alternating 2/2 and 1/1
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, flying thread brocading for details, soumak