Cleveland Museum of Art
Fragmentary Band, Probably Part of a Clavus
- Date
- 800s
- Medium
- tapestry; linen and wool
- Culture
- Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
The textile's design consists of pairs of birds, possibly ibises, on either side of a tree alternating with a circle of pearls enclosing an eight-pointed star. These tapestry fragments were probably part of a clavus , a decorative band attached to the hem or cuff of a tunic.
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