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Source Description
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.
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151430
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Grape Leaves from a Curtain
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151430
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object
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Grape Leaves from a Curtain
description
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.
date
400s-500s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79934912
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Textile
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Average: 19 x 31.5 cm (7 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)
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Egypt, Byzantine period
accession
1983.262
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weft-faced plain weave with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
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Grape Leaves from a Curtain, 400s-500s. Egypt, Byzantine period. Weft-faced plain weave with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool; average: 19 x 31.5 cm (7 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1983.262
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T - Coptic
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:49:21.497000
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151430
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Textiles
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T - Coptic
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weft-faced plain weave with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
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