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Inventory number: FT 178
This decor was probably repeated on the fabric from which it was cut out. Eight stylised petals in the shape of drops, with large dots in between, surround a central disc.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
4th - 6th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 10 cm, weft: 11.5 cm
Comparisons:
Musée des Tissus, Lyon, inv. 28 929/27 A (polychrome).
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
Weft:
black-blue wool S: 24-28/cm; natural-coloured linen S: 24/cm
Weave:
extended tabby: irregular units of 2 and 3 warp yarns
Ribs per cm:
7
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft