Geometric decor across the inner part of the band, edged on each side with crenelated motifs, made in flying thread. The central inner part has almost completely disappeared.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
4th - 5th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 8 cm, weft: 32.5 cm
Comparisons:
Cf. 79 B.
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, inv. Ko 282.
Musée des Antiquités, Rouen, 2002.0.21.
RGZM, Mainz, inv. O.22239.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Woollen tapestry inwoven on a linen weft rib weave
I. Ground weave
(small fragment)
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S: 28/cm
Weft:
natural-coloured linen S: 16/cm
Weave:
warp-faced tabby
II. Flying thread brocading
Warp:
linen S
Weft:
purple wool S: +/- 48/cm
Weave:
extended tabby: irregular units of 2 and 3 warp yarns
Ribs per cm:
7-8
Special techniques:
flying thread brocading linen S, bare warp for small cubes motifs (warp floats)