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Fragment with Six Vine Motifs

Fragment with Six Vine Motifs

Textile ArtsByzantine3rd-5th century CE

Fragment with Six Vine Motifs

3rd-5th century CE

Description

Textile fragment decorated with six narrow tapestry woven bands of different purple leaf, berry, and vine designs. Each tapestry woven band is separated by several rows of plain woven undyed linen. A few inches of plain woven undyed linen survives above and below the areas of decoration. The warps are regrouped each time there is a transition between tapestry weave and plain weave; warps are paired in the areas of tapestry weave.

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Woven, mixed technique

Medium

Purple wool on undyed linen thread

Culture

Byzantine

Period

Byzantine period, Early

Century

3rd-5th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

15.24 x 22.86 cm (6 x 9 in.)

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