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Ornament from a Garment

400s–600s CE
Linen, undyed; wool, dyed; tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping
Overall: 25.4 x 24.8 cm (10 x 9 3/4 in.); Mounted: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1919.21
Location: not on view
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The purple color was achieved using red dye made of madder and blue from the indigo plant.

Description

Six different designs of leaves and interlacing lines are organized harmoniously here within circles, triangles, and squares. Originally part of a garment, interlacing knot designs were thought to symbolically protect the wearer from harm.
Ornament from a Garment

Ornament from a Garment

400s–600s CE

Egypt, Byzantine period

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