Textile ArtsEgyptian5th century
Clavus (tunic band): Dionysos (Bacchus)
c. 400-500 CE
Description
This is a tapestry-woven shoulder band (clavus) in colored and undyed linen threads on linen warps. A floral border outlines the central pink panel containing a nude figure with blue halo, a cape, sandals, and staff. Below him is a charging lion, above a charging griffin.
Dimensions
48 x 9 cm (18 7/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Dr. Denman Waldo Ross, Cambridge, MA (by 1919), gift; to the Fogg Museum.
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