Cleveland Museum of Art
Border of Heads and Palmettes from a Large Hanging
- Date
- 500s CE
- Medium
- Dyed wool, undyed linen; slit-tapestry weave
- Culture
- Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Heads with caps facing front alternate with palmette (fan-shaped) leaves on a rich blue ground—a popular border design for luxurious woolen hangings whose field patterns often incorporated Iranian artistic features. An alternating red and white foliate (leaflike) design forms the secondary border.
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