Harvard Art Museums > 1985.113: Band with Dancers and Plant Motifs 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"Band with Dancers and Plant Motifs , 1985.113,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/99859. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.113 Title Band with Dancers and Plant Motifs Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date 7th-8th century Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient) Period Byzantine period Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/99859 Physical Descriptions Medium Wool Technique Woven, tapestry weave Dimensions 19.1 x 66 cm (7 1/2 x 26 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Nanette B. Rodney Accession Year 1985 Object Number 1985.113 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 red tapestry band features dancers and plant motifs. The red squares outlined in white contain four multicolored dancers with raised arms woven in yellow, pink, and blue wefts. Each dancer has three legs—perhaps they are centaurs. Between each pair of dancers is a small white plant. Teal rectangular fields contain red medallions with a single human dancer. Outside the medallion are plant motifs formed out of simple lines, dots, and heart-shaped leaves. A dark blue wave scroll border outlined in white runs down both sides of the band. Undyed fabric survives on both sides of the band and probably made up the ground of this textile. Commentary Similar in color scheme and composition to Harvard’s 1985.109. The motif of dancing centaurs can also be found on Harvard’s 1985.107. Related Articles A Painted ❤️ in Ancient Rome? A Brief Artistic History of the Heart Symbol Vivian Jin February 7, 2024 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
