Tunic or Shawl Ornament

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tunic or Shawl Ornament

Date
600s
Medium
dyed wool, undyed linen; plain weave, slit-tapestry weave
Culture
Egypt, Byzantine period
Department
Textiles
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

This oval originally belonged to a matched set that would have decorated either a unisex tunic or shawl. The fragment features a distinctive semi-abstract style of figural representation.

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