Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic

AD 500s

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic, AD 500s. Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century. Tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool; average: 7 x 43.5 cm (2 3/4 x 17 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt 1926.145 One band contains a nude female dancer playing finger cymbals while the other shows a shepherd carrying a crook and dressed in a skirt of animal skin.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
Medium: tapestry, weave, supplementary, weft, wrapping, undyed, linen, dyed, wool
Dimensions: Average: 7 x 43.5 cm (2 3/4 x 17 1/8 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1926.145
Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt
Exhibitions: Coptic Textile Rotation, Coptic Textile Rotation, Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 106A Migration Period & Coptic