Cleveland Museum of Art
Busts and Animals Under Tree of Life
- Date
- late 700s - 800s
- Medium
- Plain weave and slit-tapestry weave; undyed linen, dyed wool
- Culture
- Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
This elegant symmetrical roundel, probably from a tunic, features a central tree of life with leaves enclosing the bust of a woman on each side. Animals above the bowl and birds toward the top flank the tree which is framed by a sinuous vine.
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