2001.254: Fragment of a Wall Hanging Depicting a Flying Boy
Textile Arts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2001.254
- Title
- Fragment of a Wall Hanging Depicting a Flying Boy
- Classification
- Textile Arts
- Work Type
- textile
- Date
- c. 400-600 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
- Period
- Byzantine period
- Culture
- Coptic
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/168940
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Looped wool pile on linen ground
- Technique
- Woven
- Dimensions
- irregular: 68.58 x 57.15 cm (27 x 22 1/2 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Kofler Collection, Lucerne
Rose Choron Collection, purchased from Kofler
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Rose Choron Collection
- Accession Year
- 2001
- Object Number
- 2001.254
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- This large wall hanging was created from rows of looped wool wefts on a plain woven linen ground. The loops are short and close to the ground. The main design consists of a flying nude brown-haired boy with blue wings. He wears a gold bracelet and holds a purple and gold scarf. The boy flies toward the right side of the textile, but looks back over his shoulder towards the left. A rich green garland above the boy contains yellow, red, and blue-green flowers. Four purple self-bands are visible at the top of the textile.
- Commentary
- Compare to British Museum EA20717
Verification Level
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