Embroidery with Birds

700s-800s Overall: 157.5 x 25.7 cm (62 x 10 1/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1994.96

These engaging little birds are embroidered in a naturalistic style that developed during the 8th and 9th centuries. All but one are oriented away from the central pair that flanks a tulip growing from a hill. Contrasting with the spontaneity of the birds is the structured pat...

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