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Inventory number: FT 151
On one side, small geometric motifs adjoining two single-coloured spokes in red and green. On the other side, multi-lobed motifs marked with touches of green.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
7th - 10th century
Material:
Linen and silk
Dimensions:
Warp: 10.5 cm, weft: 7 cm
Comparisons:
Cf. FT 213 and 214: weaving.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Silk and linen tapestry
I. Ground weave
Warp:
natural-coloured linen Z: 34-36/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured linen S: 37/cm
Weave:
tabby
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
linen Z
Weft:
red silk band: 72/cm; yellow silk band: 128/cm; tapestry: yellow, red and blue silk: +/- 100/cm
Weave:
extended tabby 2/2
Ribs per cm:
17-18
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft