Harvard Art Museums > 1924.119: Band with Curling Vine 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 Curling Vine , 1924.119,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215250. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1924.119 Title Band with Curling Vine Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date 4th century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa Period Byzantine period, Early Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215250 Physical Descriptions Medium Wool and linen, tapestry woven Technique Woven, tapestry weave Dimensions 3.81 x 19.05 cm (1 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross Accession Year 1924 Object Number 1924.119 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 Band consists of a single scrolling purple vine of large five-lobed leaves on curling stems. There are areas of false hatching (in which a light and dark thread are carried together in the weft) inside the spaces created by the vine's curling tendrils. Narrow areas of plain woven linen survive on outer edges of the tapestry woven band. Exhibition History Early Christian Africa: Arts of Transformation, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2019 - 01/05/2020 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
