Harvard Art Museums > 2002.318.16: Band with Dancers and Animals 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 Dancers and Animals , 2002.318.16,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 13, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/97361. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.318.16 Title Band with Dancers and Animals Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Places Creation Place: Africa, Egypt Period Byzantine period, Early Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/97361 Physical Descriptions Medium Wool, tapestry woven Technique Woven, mixed technique Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Carroll F. Wales Accession Year 2002 Object Number 2002.318.16 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 with a purple, double scrolling vine with spaces filled with Dionysiac dancers, animals, and grape leaves on tendrils. Dancers inside each of the larger lobes strike different poses and hold different objects; most appear to be female with clearly visible breasts, round hips, and hair tied up. The lowest dancer holds a pair of upside-down thyrsi staffs, suggesting these are Dionysiac maenads. Another may hold wineskins and others vine garlands or scarves. The uppermost dancer might hold a pair of instruments (sistra?). Inside smaller vine lobes are unidentifiable mammals. Each smaller lobe sprouts two grape leaves. A reverse scallop border runs outside the band on each side, with small leaves or fruit baskets sitting in the curvatures. The point of each scallop is flared. Compare this border to that on Harvard’s 1931.35.6. The warps run perpendicular to the direction of the band. Strips of plain woven fabric survive on each side of the band. Commentary Compare University of Toronto Art Museum M82.038 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
