In the upper section, a figure adorned with a diadem and collar tames two lions. In the lower part, a panther with a character on either side. Dotted around the background spaces are stylised plant and geometric motifs.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
6th - 8th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 33 cm, weft: 43 cm
Comparisons:
Coll. J-F Bouvier, inv. M 11: weaving.
Cleveland Art Museum, inv. 1950.146 and Cooper Hewitt, New York, inv. 1902-1-220: both fragments of a silk textile representing the same motif (12th -13th century).
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Polychrome woollen tapestry
I. No ground weave
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
Blue wool S: 10-12/cm
Weft:
red wool S: 44/cm; green wool S: 72/cm; ochre, yellow, brown, orange and different nuances of blue: 28-30/cm
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, dovetailing; selvedges: 2 units of 3 warps each;
Tapestry woven fragments of other ancient textiles are inserted to fill missing parts. Some parts are even applied with the warp in the wrong direction