Textile ArtsByzantine5th-7th century

Fragments from "Hanging decorated with crosses and floral motifs"

5th-7th century

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Resist dyed

Medium

Cotton, Z spun, plain weave, resist-dyed in indigo and red pigment

Culture

Byzantine

Period

Byzantine period, Early

Century

5th-7th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Provenance

Hagop Kevorkian, New York (by 1941-1962), by descent; to The Hagop Kevorkian Foundation, New York (1962-1975), gift; to the Fogg Museum.

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