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Inventory number: FT 124
Birds decorate this clavus and its finial, as well as plant motifs and a cartouche with abstract designs. On the right, the remains of a shoulder tabula, also surrounded by a frieze of wave scrolls.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
5th - 7th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 7 cm, weft: 24 cm
Comparisons:
Louvre, inv. AC 637.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Woollen and linen tapestry
I. Ground weave
Warp:
natural-coloured wool S: 8/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured wool S: +/- 27/cm
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
natural-coloured wool S: 8/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured and brown wool S: +/- 42/cm; linen S
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, vertical weft brocading, 2-2 countered twining between clavus and tabula