Each side of this clavus is edged with wave scrolls. Shifted ovoid medallions and foliage frame nude dancers with crossed legs and a simple mantle on their shoulders, as well as hunters holding something in their raised hand. Interspersed quadrupeds run in the empty spaces.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
5th - 6th century
Material:
Wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 12 cm; weft: 32.5 cm
Comparisons:
Deutsches Textilmuseum, inv. 12169.
Haifa Museum of Art inv. 6836.
Coll. J-F Bouvier, inv. S 241.
MAD, Paris, inv. California Academy of Sciences-1: complete clavi from the panel of a tunic. RMAH, Brussels, inv. ACO.Tx.0073.5.7.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Woollen tapestry
I. Ground weave
Warp:
natural-coloured wool S: 10/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured wool S: 38/cm
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
natural-coloured wool S: 10/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured and blue-brown wool S: 38/cm; purple-brown wool S: 68/cm
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft