Harvard Art Museums > 1931.35.6: Band with Humans and Animals in Medallions Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Band with Humans and Animals in Medallions , 1931.35.6,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 06, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/214658. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1931.35.6 Title Band with Humans and Animals in Medallions Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date 4th-5th century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa Period Byzantine period Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/214658 Physical Descriptions Medium Purple and buff wool on undyed linen, tapestry woven Technique Woven, tapestry weave Dimensions 22 x 13.5 cm (8 11/16 x 5 5/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Charles Bain Hoyt Accession Year 1931 Object Number 1931.35.6 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description An inwoven tapestry band decorated with purple vine circles containing animals and humans. A design of inverted scallops topped with leaves forms a border that runs on both sides of the band. Within the arch formed by each scallop is a shape that resembles a suspended fruit/flower basket. A third border of another band survives, though the band it originally outlined does not. The surviving border indicates that the bands on this textile were placed quite close together. Within the main band, a scrolling vine forms inhabited loops and medallions. A central medallion contains a pair of dancers, one much taller than the other and wearing a long tunic and scarves. Pairs of small circles contain rabbits, birds, and putti; tendrils and grape leaves extend from these circles. Supplementary undyed wefts (‘flying shuttle’) create fine details. Darning closes the slits the two sides of the central medallion with dancers. Although most of the tapestry is slit tapestry, some instances of interlock are used to secure other slits. Strongly eccentric wefts create the curves of the design. An area of weft-faced weave runs between the tapestry bands. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
