Tabula with huntsman (or warrior?)

Inventory number: FT 63
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont

Stylised birds and plants on hatched ground with a central figure.

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

5th - 7th century

Material:

Linen and wool

Dimensions:

Warp: 11.5 cm, weft: 13 cm

Comparisons:

RMAH, Brussels, inv. ACO.Tx.3057: huntsman

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:

purple-brown wool S: 55/cm; natural-coloured linen S: 60/cm; hatching: alternating 2 picks wool and 2 picks linen

Weave:

extended tabby 2/2

Ribs per cm:

9

Special techniques:

slit tapestry, eccentric weft, flying thread brocading for details only and soumak

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