Against the background of a blind arcade, with each arch terminating as a medallion, are two dancers wearing brown and yellow mantles thrown over their shoulders, alternating with a bowl and a basket of fruit and flowers.
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
5th - 6th century
Material:
Linen and wool
Dimensions:
Warp: 24.5 cm, weft: 11.5 cm
Comparisons:
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, inv. 4652 (polychrome tunic).
MET, New York, inv. 90.5.674: horseman.
Provenance:
Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation
Location:
Musée royal de Mariemont
Tapestry in linen and dyed wool
I. No ground weave
II. Tapestry areas
Warp:
natural-coloured linen S
Weft:
brown, yellow, green and red wool S: 40-60/cm; natural-coloured linen S: single use: 40/cm; paired use: +/-30/cm
Weave:
extended tabby 2/2
Ribs per cm:
11
Special techniques:
slit tapestry, eccentric weft, flying thread brocading for details only, vertical weft brocading