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Inventory number: FT 114
Plant interlace with figures, between dentienlated borders.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
5th - 6th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 9.7 cm, weft: 28 cm (+ small fragments)
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Linen and woollen tapestry
I. No ground weave
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
red-purple wool S: 9/cm
Weft:
blue-purple wool S: 45-50/cm; natural-coloured linen S: +/- 65/cm
Weave:
weft-faced tabby
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, flying thread brocading for details, soumak