Grape Leaves from a Curtain
400–599
- Medium
- weft-faced plain weave with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
- Dimensions
- Average: 19 x 31.5 cm (7 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Egypt, Byzantine period
About
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.