Harvard Art Museums > 1975.41.22: Looped Fragment with Square: Hunting Putti and Animals Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Looped Fragment with Square: Hunting Putti and Animals , 1975.41.22,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 14, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/288837. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1975.41.22 Title Looped Fragment with Square: Hunting Putti and Animals Classification Textile Arts Work Type tapestry Date 5th-6th century Places Creation Place: Africa, Egypt Period Byzantine period, Early Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/288837 Physical Descriptions Medium Wool and linen, tapestry weave set into fabric of linen loops Technique Woven with pile Dimensions 52 x 35 cm (20 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of The Hagop Kevorkian Foundation in memory of Hagop Kevorkian Accession Year 1975 Object Number 1975.41.22 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Undyed linen cloth has a pile of sehna-knot loops. A monochrome tapestry square had been applied to the cloth. Its design consists of a centrally located medallion with a centaur on hatched background and a vine scroll filling the rest of the square. Footed hunters with missiles and shields fill four corner loops, animals (hares, lion) occupy the side ones. Exhibition History 32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/20/2018 - 11/28/2018 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
