Silk fragment with vine lattice and birds
Type:
Textiles
Date:
Sixth to ninth century
Location or Findspot (Modern-Day Country):
Egypt
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
15.5 × 16.2 cm
Description:
This woven silk fragment may have come from the large cemetery at Panopolis (now Akhmim), which was a major weaving site in Byzantine Egypt. Large textiles with repeating patterns were often cut down and used to adorn tunics. This particular example has a vine-scroll lattice with rosettes at the intersection points, as well as paired, symmetrical birds arranged within the resulting lozenges.
Relevant Textbook Chapter(s):
3
Repository and Online Resources:
• Read more about this fragment on the website of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
