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Inventory number: FT 55
Decoration in three sections: in the centre a line of medallions and foliated scrolls on either side.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
5th - 7th century
Material:
Wool and linen?
Dimensions:
Warp: 10 cm, weft: 22 cm
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Woollen tapestry
I. No ground weave
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
natural-coloured wool S: 13/cm
Weft:
brown-purple and red wool S: +/-55/cm; bleached linen? wool?, S for details: much of this white yarn is gone
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft