19th-20th century
28 x 30 x 1 cm (11 x 11 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Linen and wool, tapestry woven
3rd-6th centuryByzantineWool pile on a foundation of cotton warps and wefts
16th-17th centuryPersiansilk and metal thread on blue silk satin ground, patterned with floating wefts, stamped (main textile)
18th-19th centuryPersianWool and linen, tapestry woven
4th-5th century CEByzantineLampas with silk and gold-wrapped silk threads
13th-14th centuryCentral AsianSilk with metallic yarns filé and lamé, pearls and jewels
18th centuryGreekFiber
ItalianTextile fibers
20th centuryAmerican