The figure in the central medallion seems to be fighting (an animal?). To his right a putto sits holding a duck. Two winged animals (duck? guinea fowl?) figure in the upper section, facing a running putto. Beneath, two other putti are holding objects, one a cross.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
4th - 6th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 16.5 cm, weft: 8.5 cm
Comparisons:
MET, New York, inv. 89.18.268: figures (border of the tabula?).
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:
blue-black wool S: +/- 65/cm; details in red and brown wool S; natural-coloured linen S: +:- 80/cm
Weave:
extended tabby: 2/2
Ribs per cm:
8
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, flying thread brocading for details