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