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Grape Leaf from a Curtain
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Grape Leaf from a Curtain

400s-500s · weft-faced plain weave with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This deep-purple grape leaf once decorated the plain linen ground of a curtain. It probably refers to Dionysus, the classical god of wine, whose cult was popular in Egypt through the 6th century.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineGrape Leaf from a Curtain, 400s-500s. Egypt, Byzantine period. Weft-faced plain weave with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool; overall: 29.2 x 19.1 cm (11 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.); 39.4 x 26.7 cm (15 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1983.262.b
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