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Roundel from a Tunic with Palmette Tree, 650–850. Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite), Overall: 18.3 x 17.8 cm (7 3/16 x 7 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.101. CC0.
Roundel from a Tunic with Palmette Tree
650–850
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Roundel from a Tunic with Palmette Tree, 650–850. Egypt or possibly Syria. Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite); overall: 18.3 x 17.8 cm (7 3/16 x 7 in.); mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.101 Originally designed in Byzantine Egypt or possibly Syria, patterns like this were woven throughout a period of two to four centuries.