Textile ArtsByzantine4th century CE

Band with Curling Vine

4th century CE

Description

Band consists of a single scrolling purple vine of large five-lobed leaves on curling stems. There are areas of false hatching (in which a light and dark thread are carried together in the weft) inside the spaces created by the vine's curling tendrils. Narrow areas of plain woven linen survive on outer edges of the tapestry woven band.

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Woven, tapestry weave

Medium

Wool and linen, tapestry woven

Culture

Byzantine

Period

Byzantine period, Early

Century

4th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

3.81 x 19.05 cm (1 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)

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