Harvard Art Museums > 1917.116: Clavus (tunic band): Lines of Rosebuds 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"Clavus (tunic band): Lines of Rosebuds , 1917.116,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215528. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1917.116 Title Clavus (tunic band): Lines of Rosebuds Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date 5th century Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient) Period Byzantine period, Early Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215528 Physical Descriptions Medium Wool and linen, tapestry woven and plain woven Technique Woven, mixed technique Dimensions 17 x 7.5 cm (6 11/16 x 2 15/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Denman W. Ross Accession Year 1917 Object Number 1917.116 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 Tapestry woven band set into a plain woven linen ground. The tapestry band consists of two rows of repeating, identical flowers. The flowers are red and yellow, with green leaves. They may represent rose buds. At the left edge of the band, the design has begun to reverse, with just the red tops of the next row of flowers visible. This suggests that this band represents the clavus of a tunic, and the fragment has been cut just after the point where the front and back of the tunic meet. This is further supported by the bit of red cord at the upper left of the fragment; such cords were often used at the neck slit of tunics. The plain woven linen ground has several self-bands visible; these create visual interest in the plain woven areas. 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
