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Textile fragment with clavus (?)
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Textile fragment with clavus (?)

anonymous · c. 200 - c. 599 · tapestry; tabby; wool; linen (material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Natural-colored linen textile fragment with a decorative stripe within lines of six thicker wefts. The decorative stripe displays in the center a succession of flowers in dark blue, red, and yellow, with motifs of stylized flowers and leaves in dark blue, red, green, and yellow on both sides. Between them, a stippled motif in red and yellow. These motifs are executed in wool and tapestry technique.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
clavus
Credit lineWeefselfragment met clavus (?). c. 200 - c. 599. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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