Harvard Art Museums > 1931.35.2: Band with Foliage Design 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"Band with Foliage Design , 1931.35.2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/214580. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1931.35.2 Title Band with Foliage Design Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date 3rd-6th century Places Creation Place: Africa, Egypt Period Byzantine period Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/214580 Physical Descriptions Medium Wool, tapestry woven Technique Woven, tapestry weave Dimensions 14.61 x 6.35 cm (5 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Charles Bain Hoyt Accession Year 1931 Object Number 1931.35.2 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 A narrow, dark blue tapestry woven band with a design of simple, geometric foliage in green, yellow, pink, orange, and red wool wefts. This band has double borders of undyed wool and red wool. Segments of weft-faced weave with undyed wefts run on either side of the colored band. Undyed warps run perpendicular to the length of the band. This band comes from the same textile as the longer 1931.35.3, and the pair possibly either represent portions of the same band that have been separated or represent the clavi bands of a tunic. Both bands are characterized by a repeating foliage pattern of three potted plants. The first plant: a yellow-footed green and red urn sprouts a pair of triangular yellow leaves and three stems with red and white circular flowers. The next plant is a golden vine on a pink triangular base. Between the gold tendrils floats a green dot, and above this is a red bud seen from the side. The third plant in the pattern has a red sector shape with buff outline hovering above a pair of green leaves, which in turn sits upon a pair of yellow tendrils. The tendrils emerges from an orange triangular base. The interlock tapestry technique is used in some areas to avoid a long vertical slit between warps. This is particularly evident on the plant bases. Commentary See also 1931.35.3, another fragment of the same band 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
