Cleveland Museum of Art

Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic

Date: 700s-800s
Medium: plain weave with slit-tapestry weave, applied; dyed wool, undyed linen
Culture: Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century
Department: Textiles
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

Two spotted animals flank a simplified tree with more roots than leaves, framed by an angular vine. The nearly symmetrical pattern, woven in simple tapestry weave, was influenced by more complex weaves, visible in the silks displayed below.

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