Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging
late 300s–400s CE
Overall: 66.7 x 65.4 cm (26 1/4 x 25 3/4 in.); Mounted: 76.8 x 75.6 x 2.9 cm (30 1/4 x 29 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.18
The brilliant colors and complex design of this panel, likely one of several forming a tapestry, testify to its makers’ skill. Vines and birds frame a nereid, a mermaidlike mythological creature, against a dark blue ground. The weaver has aligned different-colored threads to c...
Artifact
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1953.18
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Terms
Culture
Byzantine Empire (Egypt)
Technique
dyed wool, undyed linen
Medium
dyed wool, undyed linen
Genre
Textile
Department
Textiles
Relations
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