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Roundel with curvilinear palmette tree, from a tunic, 600–850. Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite), Overall: 20.6 x 19 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.102. CC0.
Roundel with curvilinear palmette tree, from a tunic
600–850
Maker Unknown
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Roundel with curvilinear palmette tree, from a tunic, 600–850. Egypt or possibly Syria. Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite); overall: 20.6 x 19 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/2 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 1952.102 This elaborate pattern was woven on a large, early loom known as a drawloom that automatically repeated designs across the width of the fabric.