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Band with Vine with Heart-Shaped Leaves

Band with Vine with Heart-Shaped Leaves

Byzantine

Tapestry woven band of dark purple wool and undyed linen decorates a field of plain woven undyed linen. Delicate purple vine with heart-shaped (ivy) leaves. Thicker area of purple at one end of the vine indicates the end of the pattern. Self-bands are visible in the areas of plain woven linen.

Wool and linen

Byzantine period, Early

Textile Arts