A standing, nude male figure (hero, hunter?) with his left hand above an unidentifiable object (bludgeon?) that he is about to grasp. To his left, a lion stands on his hind legs, mouth open, ready to attack.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
3rd - 6th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 10.5 cm, weft: 10.3 cm
Comparisons:
Louvre, inv. AF 5854.
V&A, London, inv. 705-1886.
MFA, Boston, inv. 96.172.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Linen and woollen tapestry
I. No ground weave
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S
Weft:
brown-purple wool Z: +/-50/cm; natural-coloured linen S: +/- 40/cm, 2 yarns/pick
Weave:
extended tabby: irregular units of 2 and 3 warp yarns
Ribs per cm:
12
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, flying thread brocading for details