Cleveland Museum of Art

Decorated Band from a Tunic or Curtain

Date: 600s
Medium: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
Culture: Egypt, late Byzantine or early Islamic period, 7th Century
Department: Textiles
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

This colorful and finely woven band combines motifs of the Byzantine period, such as the bird and flanking palmettes (fan-shaped leaves), with new fashions that emerged with the spread of Islam, such as the roundel with a pearl border.

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