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Nov 10, 2009
Nov 10, 2009
Square Ornament from a Tunic
Square Ornament from a Tunic
700s
Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite)
Overall: 23.5 x 24.2 cm (9 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.); Mounted: 31.1 x 31.8 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.192
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Seen as a prized decoration, designs like this were often cut out of older textiles and stitched onto unisex linen tunics.
Description
The folded edges on all four sides of this luxury silk fragment indicate that it decorated a unisex linen tunic. The symmetrical deer with suckling fawn flanking a simplified central tree of life continues an ancient theme in a naturalistic style. The roundel is connected on all four sides and displays heart-shaped floral borders. This fragment is said to have been found in Akhmim, Egypt, south of Cairo, where, during the 1880s, numerous related silk fragments were excavated.
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