Harvard Art Museums > 1924.109: Fragment with Purple Interlace and Vine 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"Fragment with Purple Interlace and Vine , 1924.109,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 03, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215170. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1924.109 Title Fragment with Purple Interlace and Vine Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date 3rd-5th century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa Period Byzantine period, Early Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215170 Physical Descriptions Medium Wool and linen, tapestry woven Dimensions 8.89 x 12.38 cm (3 1/2 x 4 7/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross Accession Year 1924 Object Number 1924.109 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 A tapestry woven purple band on a ground of bleached linen. An outer border composed of a vine and berry pattern runs above the band. The meander interlace pattern is created with undyed linen thread on a purple weft-faced ground. The interlace is primarily executed in ‘flying shuttle,’ in which a supplementary weft floats across the surface of the weft-faced weave. Several dots within the meander pattern are tapestry woven. Flying shuttle creates some fine details also within the vine and berry pattern, including the vertical white space between the berries and leaves and the curling edges of the leaves. Several rows of plain weave linen survive at the top of the band. The linen warps are regrouped into pairs in the area of weft-faced weave. 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
