Fragment of a neckline ( ?) decoration

Inventory number: FT 13
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont

Reversed arcade, in which there are alternately vases of multi-petalled flowers and green plants with red flowers.

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

5th - 7th century

Material:

Linen and wool

Dimensions:

Warp: 26 cm, weft: 11.5 cm

Comparisons:

Louvre, inv. E 26113.
Musée des Tissus, Lyon (University store), inv. 1382.
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, inv. Ko 368: reversed floral motifs.
Muséum de Colmar, inv. Ég. Cpt. 33: idem.
Henry Art Gallery, inv. 83.7-39,
Gayet Album.

Provenance:

Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation

Location:

Musée royal de Mariemont

Tapestry in dyed linen and wool

I. No ground weave


II. Tapestry areas

Warp:

natural-coloured linen S

Weft:

red, yellow, green and blue wool S: 48/cm; natural-coloured linen S: 48/cm

Weave:

extended tabby 2/2

Ribs per cm:

12

Sewing Yarn:

S2Z

Special techniques:

slit tapestry, eccentric weft, vertical weft brocading; small fragments of the finishing cords of the neck opening: very congealed and brittle: exact composition and structure of the cord is not to determine

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