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Clavi (Decorative Band)

700s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period

(750–1258)
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Medium
wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave
Measurements
Overall: 81 x 20.3 cm (31 7/8 x 8 in.); Mounted: 92.7 x 68.6 cm (36 1/2 x 27 in.)
Credit Line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1982.107.a
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Location
106A Migration Period & Coptic
Print

Description

Figures and winged animals from ancient Greece and Rome remained popular during the early Islamic period of the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties. The naked figure could represent Dionysus, the Greek god of wine; he holds his thyrsus, a staff decorated with ivy leaves and pinecones, while pouring liquid from a small jug for the panther. These colorful designs probably adorned the sleeve and front or back of a tunic, a garment worn directly on the body for over 1,000 years, from Roman antiquity to the Middle Ages. Popular decorations were regularly reused and sewn onto new tunics, as can be seen on this winter garment made of wool.

Clavi (Decorative Band)

700s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)

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