Harvard Art Museums > 1975.41.16: Fragment: Floral Pendants 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"Fragment: Floral Pendants , 1975.41.16,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 15, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/288752. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1975.41.16 Title Fragment: Floral Pendants Classification Textile Arts Work Type tapestry Date 8th century Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient) Period Byzantine period Culture Coptic Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/288752 Physical Descriptions Medium Wool, tapestry woven Technique Tapestry Dimensions 21.5 x 20 cm (8 7/16 x 7 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 1975.41.16 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 Tapestry woven wool fragment. Two sets of floral pendants (small and large) descend from a rectangle divided into compartments by connecting flowers and vines; these flowers and vines, outlined in dark blue, form a diaper pattern. The vine tendrils are formed from two opposing wave scrolls. Inside the compartments created by the diaper pattern are animals or figures, now hard to discern. Some of these are positioned against a soft red background. Selvedge at right edge. Although tunics commonly feature pendants hanging from the neck ornamentation, because of the placement of the selvedge in relation to the design, this was likely not originally part of a tunic but rather a hanging or other furnishing textile. Band of lighter fabric at bottom. Some supplementary weft wrapping survives on the right edge of the upper rectangle, creating details of the vine tendrils. Undyed wool warps, s-twist. Wool wefts, s-twist, of red, green, blue, light buff, and undyed yarn. 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
