The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 21, 2025
Grape Leaves from a Curtain
400s-500s
Average: 19 x 31.5 cm (7 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1983.262
Location: Not on view
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.- Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1983.262