Fragment from the base of a tunic

Inventory number: FT 177
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont

As are the tabulae, the right-angled edging is decorated with intersecting fret bands, punctuated by small crosses in squares. The motifs on the lower border are Greek vases, each on a stem.

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

4th - 6th century

Material:

Linen and wool

Dimensions:

Warp: 77 cm, weft: 48 cm

Comparisons:

MET, New York, inv. 89.18.148.
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, inv. Ko 275: kantharos.

Provenance:

Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation

Location:

Musée royal de Mariemont

Inwoven tapestry in the linen cloth for the edging motifs; the tabulae sewn on

I. Ground weave

Warp:

natural-coloured linen S: 26/cm

Weft:

natural-coloured linen S: 17/cm

Weave:

warp-faced tabby

Other features:

starting border: twining; start of the weave: 7 wefts with paired yarns; small fragment of simple selvedge

(1) Tapestry weave
(2) Applied tabulae (tapestry weave)

Warp:

(1) linen S
(2) Linen S

Weft:

(1-2) brown wool S: 30/cm; natural-coloured linen S, tripled: 28/cm

Weave:

(1) extended tabby partly 2/2 and partly 3/3
(2) extended tabby 3/3

Ribs per cm:

(1) 9-13
(2) 9

Special techniques:

(1) slit tapestry, eccentric weft and flying thread
(2) slit tapestry, eccentric weft and flying thread brocading

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