Harvard Art Museums > 1975.41.1: Band with Floral Diaper Pattern 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 Floral Diaper Pattern , 1975.41.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 27, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/288661. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1975.41.1 Title Band with Floral Diaper Pattern Classification Textile Arts Work Type tapestry Date 5th-7th century Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient) Period Byzantine period Culture Coptic Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/288661 Physical Descriptions Medium Wool and linen, tapestry woven Technique Tapestry Dimensions 57 x 6 cm (22 7/16 x 2 3/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of The Hagop Kevorkian Foundation in memory of Hagop Kevorkian Accession Year 1975 Object Number 1975.41.1 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 The main portion of this tapestry woven band features a floral design against a red background. Diaper pattern with diamonds formed of small flowers with larger and more elaborate blooms in the interstices. The pattern is positioned so that the large blooms run down the center of the band. Half-blooms on both sides of the band suggest the diaper pattern would continue on either side. Borders of interlocking color segments. Commentary Floral diaper patterns like the one featured on this band were common on 5-7th century mosaic pavements of the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as contemporary silks. See Anna Gonosova's discussion of this pattern in the Early Byzantine world, "The Formation and Sources of Early Byzantine Floral Semis and Floral Diaper Patterns Reexamined," in Dumbarton Oaks Papers vol. 41 (1987): 227-237. 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
