1975.41.4: Two Fragments of Band with Geometric Pattern
Textile Arts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1975.41.4
- Title
- Two Fragments of Band with Geometric Pattern
- Classification
- Textile Arts
- Work Type
- tapestry
- Date
- 5th-6th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Africa, Egypt
- Period
- Byzantine period
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/288679
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Wool and linen, tapestry woven
- Technique
- Tapestry
- Dimensions
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8.5 × 6 cm (3 3/8 × 2 3/8 in.)
5.1 × 9.8 cm (2 × 3 7/8 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
- 1975.41.4
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Two tapestry woven fragments originating from the same textile. Red and dark-dyed wool and undyed linen wefts are woven on undyed linen warps. Both fragments feature the same geometric designs: a red field containing red palmette-based designs outlined in black and a black rolling wave that borders this red field. The buff background behind the waves was likely the color of the fabric’s ground, as most fabrics of this period have an undyed linen ground decorated with colored bands, medallions, or other designs. A rounded edge appears at the top of one of the red sections, along which the black wave continues to scroll. The other fragment shows a 90-degree angle turn in the design. Supplementary weft wrapping in a red wool thread suggests long red lines parallel to the warp direction.
Verification Level
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