Harvard Art Museums > 2004.204: Cuff band with animals in interlocking scrolls 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"Cuff band with animals in interlocking scrolls , 2004.204,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 16, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/54963. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This rectangular textile fragment has a deep violet design and is placed on an off-white background. The design is composed of two parallel bands of four roundels; each roundel depicts animals with long red tongues and solid violet blocks on either end. Identification and Creation Object Number 2004.204 Title Cuff band with animals in interlocking scrolls Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date Late 4th-early 5th century Places Creation Place: Africa, Egypt Period Byzantine period, Early Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/54963 Physical Descriptions Medium Wool and linen, tapestry weave Technique Woven Dimensions sight: 19.7 × 30.2 cm (7 3/4 × 11 7/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History From the collection of Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Benjamin and Lilian Hertzberg Accession Year 2004 Object Number 2004.204 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 This fragment’s size and double band design suggests that it originally ornamented the sleeve cuff of a tunic. The bands are figured as inhabited grape vine scrolls; each roundel of the vine scrolls holds a pair of running animals, including rabbits, goats, gazelles, and felines. The rightmost pairs face opposite to the rest, interrupting the flow of movement from left to right and introducing a chaotic energy to the composition. Red yarn details emphasize the animals’ panting tongues. The bands are tapestry woven, however the fabric between, above, and below the bands is plain/tabby woven. Supplementary weft wrapping in a light colored thread creates details on the roundels, animals, and grape leaves. Commentary Very similar to Museum für Angewandte Kunst T 676. Also compare KMKG-MRAH ACO.Tx.0266 from Akhmim Publication History Mary McWilliams and Jochen Sokoly, Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs, exh. cat. (Cambridge, MA, February 22, 2022), pp. 52, 104-5, cat. 21 Exhibition History 32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/20/2018 - 11/28/2018 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/20/2024 - 05/05/2024 Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/22/2022 - 05/08/2022 Related Articles Unraveling the (Production) Secrets of an Egyptian Textile Julie H. Wertz May 28, 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
