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Dec 9, 2009

Grape Leaves from a Curtain

Grape Leaves from a Curtain

400s-500s

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Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th Century

Weft-faced plain weave with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool

Average: 19 x 31.5 cm (7 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1983.262

Location

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Description

This deep-purple grape leaf once decorated the plain linen ground of a curtain. It probably refers to Dionysus, the classical god of wine, whose cult was popular in Egypt through the 6th century.

See also
Collection: 
T - Coptic
Department: 
Textiles
Type of artwork: 
Textile
Medium: 
Weft-faced plain weave with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
Credit line: 
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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