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Decorated Band from a Tunic or Curtain
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About this work
This colorful and finely woven band combines motifs of the Byzantine period, such as the bird and flanking palmettes (fan-shaped leaves), with new fashions that emerged with the spread of Islam, such as the roundel with a pearl border.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineDecorated Band from a Tunic or Curtain, 600s. Egypt, late Byzantine or early Islamic period, 7th Century. Tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool; overall: 8.2 x 24.7 cm (3 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.); mounted: 14.6 x 30.5 cm (5 3/4 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club, 1960.275
