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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1931.38
Title
Sleeve Cuff with Vines
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
5th-7th century
Places
Creation Place: Africa, Egypt
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215303

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Linen and wool, tapestry woven with plain woven ground
Technique
Woven, mixed technique
Dimensions
32.68 x 21.75 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Charles Bain Hoyt
Accession Year
1931
Object Number
1931.38
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The textile's dimensions and its design of parallel bands suggests it comes from the sleeve of a linen tunic. A tapestry woven band consists of two parallel purple scrolling vines with stylized leaves and tendrils. The leaves all point in the same direction, towards the right in what would have been the fragment’s orientation on the tunic sleeve. Thicker areas of purple mark the beginning and ends of the vines, as is common in the design of sleeve bands. There are several inches of plain/tabby woven undyed linen fabric above and below the tapestry band; these give a sense of the appearance of the original tunic. Warps were left open before and after the purple vines as a decorative detail. Between the areas of open warp are several rows of plain weave.
Commentary
The textile's dimensions and its design of parallel bands suggests it comes from the sleeve of a linen tunic.

Verification Level

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