6th-7th century
Haloed figure against pink background. Figure has simplified body, covered arms, long blue and gold cloak with a red mantle, and a face consisting of large eyes, a long nose, and rosy cheeks. Below the haloed figure, heartshaped red and green buds alternate with opulent blooms woven against a light background. Border of interlocking colored segments.
25.72 x 4.76 cm (10 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Fiber
ItalianColored silk on white ground
18th centuryFrenchSilk, cotton, and metal-wrapped silk
16th-17th centuryOttomanVelvet and damask with metallic yarns
19th-20th centuryEuropean?Pieced velvet and satin
19th-20th centuryEuropean?Fiber
ItalianWool warp, weft and pile
19th-20th centuryTurkish