Harvard Art Museums > 1975.41.5: Fragment with Two Leaves 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"Fragment with Two Leaves in Medallions , 1975.41.5,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 09, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/289164. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1975.41.5 Title Fragment with Two Leaves in Medallions Classification Textile Arts Work Type tapestry Date 5th-6th century Places Creation Place: Africa, Egypt Period Byzantine period, Early Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/289164 Physical Descriptions Medium Linen and wool, tapestry woven Technique Woven, tapestry weave Dimensions 10.5 × 19 cm (4 1/8 × 7 1/2 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 1975.41.5 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 Scrolling orange vine forms two medallions, one with a green leaf with red details against buff background, the other with a yellow leaf with dark blue details against a dark blue background. In the interstices created by the orange vine scroll are purple tripartite leaves. Straight edge at left has hint of purple border. Linen warps are doubled and tripled in this tapestry woven band. The colored wefts are wool. Supplementary buff colored wefts create the lower curves inside the green leaf and the uppermost edge of this leaf. The rest of the many curves in this piece are created using eccentric wefts. 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
