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Roundel with curvilinear palmette tree, from a tunic
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About this work
Originally, roundels like this were cut and sewn onto the front and back of a tunic, probably linen, in Egypt. They belong to a sizeable group of comparable silk decorations found in Akhmim, Egypt. In each roundel, a stylized palmette tree is enclosed within a simplified lotus border that evolved from an ancient Egyptian lotus motif.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineRoundel with curvilinear palmette tree, from a tunic, 600–850. Egypt or Syria(?). Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite); overall: 20.6 x 19 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.); mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.102
