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Busts and Animals Under Tree of Life
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About this work
This elegant symmetrical roundel, probably from a tunic, features a central tree of life with leaves enclosing the bust of a woman on each side. Animals above the bowl and birds toward the top flank the tree which is framed by a sinuous vine.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBusts and Animals Under Tree of Life, late 700s - 800s. Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century. Plain weave and slit-tapestry weave; undyed linen, dyed wool; overall: 20.3 x 20.3 cm (8 x 8 in.); mounted: 28.6 x 28.6 cm (11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.272
