Difficult to identify, the bird (sparrow? dove?) has feathers in shades of blue, green and yellow, his eye a blue pupil surrounded by yellow and red, red feet and beak. The bird was probably a repeat design for a large furnishing textile.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
5th - 7th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 8 cm; weft: 14 cm
Comparisons:
Cf. FT 195.
Louvre, inv. X 4724: hanging.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Linen and woollen tapestry
I. Ground weave
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S: 19/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured linen S: 10/cm
Weave:
warp-faced tabby
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
linen S
Weft:
pink, green-blue and blue wool S: +/- 30/cm; natural-coloured linen S: +:- 15/cm
Weave:
extended tabby 2/2
Ribs per cm:
7
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft