Cleveland Museum of Art

Neck and Shoulder Decoration from a Tunic

Date

late 400s - 500s

Medium

plain weave with slit-tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; dyed wool, undyed linen

Culture

Egypt, Byzantine period

Department

Textiles

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This tunic fragment with a straight neck opening in the center and one surviving shoulder square may have symbolically protected the wearer from danger. This is suggested by interlacing knots. These delicate decorations in small deep purple discs alternate with human busts in roundels.

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