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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1924.116
Title
Band with Vine with Heart-Shaped Leaves
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
3rd-5th century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215172

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wool and linen
Technique
Woven, mixed technique
Dimensions
22.5 x 10 cm (8 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
Accession Year
1924
Object Number
1924.116
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Tapestry woven band of dark purple wool and undyed linen decorates a field of plain woven undyed linen. Delicate purple vine with heart-shaped (ivy) leaves. Thicker area of purple at one end of the vine indicates the end of the pattern. Self-bands are visible in the areas of plain woven linen.
Commentary
Perhaps a clavus (shoulder band). The amount of dark wool at the right suggests that may be the bottom edge of the tunic.

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