Harvard Art Museums > 1975.41.14: Square: Three-Lobed Leaf 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"Square: Three-Lobed Leaf , 1975.41.14,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/77253. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1975.41.14 Title Square: Three-Lobed Leaf Classification Textile Arts Work Type tapestry Date 5th-6th century Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient) Period Byzantine period, Early Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/77253 Physical Descriptions Medium Linen and wool, tapestry woven Dimensions 23 x 24 cm (9 1/16 x 9 7/16 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 1975.41.14 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 A tapestry woven fragment with a design of leaves. At center is a three-lobed dark blue leaf or flower outlined in green situated within a gold diamond. The blue leaf is decorated with rows of alternating gold and white dots. [These may be created using supplementary wefts wrapped around several warps, it’s hard to tell from the online image.] Gold tendrils bearing heart-shaped leaves emerge out of the gold rectangle and spread across a white background. In the upper left part of the tapestry area, some of the gold leaves are shaded with a darker orange. At the top edge of this fragment is a small area of plain woven linen, indicating that this fragment was cut from a piece that had swatches of plain woven linen surrounding the tapestry woven area(s). Linen warps are paired in the tapestry area. Tapestry over 2 warps; warp: S-spun undyed linen (8 group warps per 1cm); weft: S-spun undyed linen, S-spun wool, various colors (18-20 per 1 cm). 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
