Tabula fragment with two medallions from furnishing textile

Inventory number: FT 184
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont

The border of this partially-preserved tabula has a large rosette in each of the two corners and friezes of coloured lozenges on the longer sides. In each medallion is a nude hunter with a mantle on his shoulders. The upper hunter holds a shield in his right hand and a red spear in the left. The second hunter holds a stone in his right hand. Both are apparently running.

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

5th - 7th century

Material:

Linen and wool

Dimensions:

1) Warp: 28 cm, weft: 14.5 cm;
2) Warp: 7 cm, weft: 7.5 cm

Comparisons:

Abegg-Stiftung inv. 608.

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

Weft:

purple wool S: partly woven with 2 yarns/pick: +/- 20/cm, where single used: +/- 40/cm; orange, red, green, yellow and blue wool S: 40-46/cm; natural-coloured linen S

Weave:

extended tabby: irregular units of 2 and 3 warp yarns

Ribs per cm:

9

Special techniques:

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

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