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Inventory number: FT 120
Two birds, probably quails, on a blue-black ground, their geometricized feathers in ecru-coloured thread.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
6th - 9th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
1) Warp: 4 cm, weft: 3,5 cm;
2) Wrap: 3.2 cm, weft: 3.3 cm
Comparisons:
Musée de Cluny, inv. Cl. 22462 A and B.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Linen and woollen tapestry
II. Tapestry weave
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S2Z: 14/cm
Weft:
blue wool S: +/- 65/cm; natural-coloured linen S
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, bare warp for short vertical lines, white border at fragment 1 is soumak