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Inventory number: FT 108
Band with a row of Greek vases with flower motif, flanked on each side by a line of wave scrolls.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
6th - 8th century
Material:
Wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 9.5 cm, weft: 42 cm
Comparisons:
Cf. FT 107.
Landesmuseum Württemberg, inv. GT 4457 (monochrome).
Musée de Cluny, inv. Cl. 13154.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Woollen tapestry
I. Ground weave
Warp:
natural-coloured wool S: 10/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured, wool S: 44/cm
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
natural-coloured wool S: 10/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured, blue, brown, red, orange wool S: 44/cm
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, vertical weft brocading, soumak