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Inventory number: FT 19
In the centre, a bust in profile (?) and on either side, dancing (?) three-quarter figures. A frieze of multi-coloured, geometricized ripples surrounds the outer edge.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
6th - 8th century
Material:
Wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 30 cm, weft: 26 cm
Comparisons:
Musée Rodin Meudon, inv. Co. 021194.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Woollen tapestry, woven separately
I. No ground weave
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
natural-coloured wool: 8/cm
Weft:
red, different shades of blue, green, orange, yellow wool and natural-coloured wool S: 24-26/cm
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, dovetailing