Title

Roundel from a Curtain, 300s. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Roundel from a Curtain, 300s. This roundel, which originally decorated a curtain, displays a perfectly interlaced knot that was believed to provide protection from harm. Two interlacing squares form an eight-pointed star whose points are connected by an undulating strand. An extra linen weft forms the entire knot pattern on the rich purple wool ground.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM19G02_251

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,0Mb (8,7Mb) / 15,4in x 15,6in / 4630 x 4683 (300dpi)

Keywords

Egypt textile Unknown 4th-5th century The Cleveland Museum of Art Heritage Art Textile Byzantine period undyed linen and dyed wool undyed linen and dyed wool plain weave ground with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping plain weave ground with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping