Harvard Art Museums > 1975.41.24: Roundel with Candelabra Plant and Animals Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Roundel with Candelabra Plant and Animals , 1975.41.24,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/288789. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1975.41.24 Title Roundel with Candelabra Plant and Animals Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date Late 7th - 8th century Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient) Period Islamic period Culture Coptic Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/288789 Physical Descriptions Medium Wool and linen, tapestry and plain weave Technique Woven, mixed technique Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of The Hagop Kevorkian Foundation in memory of Hagop Kevorkian Accession Year 1975 Object Number 1975.41.24 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description A bright polychrome tapestry roundel is applied to a linen tabby with self-bands. The roundel has a double border of a scale design (purple and black) and a stylized acanthus scroll. The center of the red roundel is filled with an elaborate candelabra plant motif with symmetrically arranged birds and lions around it. The birds are green and wear white ribbons suggesting they are domestic. The maned lion looks over his back and holds a vine tendril in his mouth. Many of the white outlines in the design have been executed by weft wrapping and remain where most other wefts have worn away. Half of this textile has lost its wefts, but what survives indicates the original design was mirror symmetrical. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
