COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1983.262.b
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Textiles
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Name-CRT:
Egypt, Byzantium period, 5th-6th Century
Title:
Grape Leaf from a Curtain
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
400s-500s
Creation Start Date:
400
Creation End Date:
599
Materials and Techniques:
weft-faced plain weave with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
Classification Term:
Textiles
Style or Period:
Egypt, Byzantium period, 5th-6th Century
Dimensions:
Overall: 19.1cm x 29.4cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1983.262.b
Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Provenance:
Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
Context:
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.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.AM20020773.tif
Link To Source
Grape Leaf from a Curtain
