1975.41.25: Bands with Scrolling Vines and Animals
Textile Arts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1975.41.25
- Title
- Bands with Scrolling Vines and Animals
- Classification
- Textile Arts
- Work Type
- textile
- Date
- 4th-5th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
- Period
- Byzantine period, Early
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/288813
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Wool and linen
- Technique
- Woven, mixed technique
- Dimensions
- actual: 14 x 53 cm (5 1/2 x 20 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
- 1975.41.25
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- Fragment of a linen tunic with two shoulder bands in monochrome tapestry weave. The bands are woven into the tabby and are decorated with a vine scroll populated with birds and rabbits.
Verification Level
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