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Silk fragment
East Mediterranean
Early Byzantine or Early Islamic
6th–8th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Silk
Dimensions
Height x width: 20 x 21 cm (7 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number25.159
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ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe ground is a pale neutral shading to neutral pinkish orange; the design consists of connected lozenges, each enclosing a candelabra-shaped plant with branches that stem from a vase woven with black silk; the design shows Byzantine influence.