Fragment of a neck panel (?) with figure beneath an arcade

Back to inventory Inventory number: FT 116

Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont

A nude dancing figure, legs crossed, right hand raised, is probably playing the sistrum, an instrument reserved for priestesses. Such a representation might link it to a Bacchic decoration.

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

5^th - 6^th century

Material:

Linen and wool

Dimensions:

Warp: 4.3 cm, weft: 10.7 cm

Comparisons:

Louvre, inv. AC 607., X 4349.

Provenance:

Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation

Location:

Musée royal de Mariemont

Linen and woollen tapestry

I. No ground weave

II. Tapestry areas

Warp:

natural-coloured linen S: 10/cm

Weft:

black-purple wool S: +/- 40/cm; natural-coloured wool Z: +/- 40/cm

Weave:

extended weave 2/2

Special techniques:

slit tapestry, eccentric weft, flying thread brocading (linen S) for details

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