Detail View: The AMICA Library: Grape Leaf from a Curtain
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1983.262.a
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Nationality:
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African; North African; Egyptian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Egypt, Byzantium period, 5th-6th Century
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Title:
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Grape Leaf from a Curtain
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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400s-500s
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Creation Start Date:
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400
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Creation End Date:
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599
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Materials and Techniques:
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weft-faced plain weave with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
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Classification Term:
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Textiles
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Style or Period:
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Egypt, Byzantium period, 5th-6th Century
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 19cm x 31.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1983.262.a
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
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Context:
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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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20021604.TIF
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