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Neck and Shoulder Decoration from a Tunic
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This tunic fragment with a straight neck opening in the center and one surviving shoulder square may have symbolically protected the wearer from danger. This is suggested by interlacing knots. These delicate decorations in small deep purple discs alternate with human busts in roundels.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineNeck and Shoulder Decoration from a Tunic, late 400s - 500s. Egypt, Byzantine period. Plain weave with slit-tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; dyed wool, undyed linen; overall: 14.3 x 35.6 cm (5 5/8 x 14 in.); mounted: 22.9 x 43.2 cm (9 x 17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt, 1926.148
