Tabula fragment with three figures

Inventory number: FT 64
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont

In the centre, a figure larger than the two figures at his side leans on a spear or sceptre (?) in his left hand. The figure on the right, hands (tied?) behind his back, wears pantaloons, suggesting foreign clothes. If the scene depicts a victory, it could be that of Dionysus over the Indians.

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

5th - 7th century

Material:

Linen and wool

Dimensions:

Warp: 10.5 cm, weft: 10.5 cm

Comparisons:

Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, inv. Ko 347: elongated figures.

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:

purple-brown wool S: 54-60/cm; natural-coloured linen S: 68/cm; hatching: alternating 2 picks wool and 2 picks linen

Weave:

extended tabby 2/2

Ribs per cm:

9

Special techniques:

slit tapestry, eccentric weft, flying thread brocading for details only

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