Clavi (Decorative Band)

700s Overall: 81 x 20.3 cm (31 7/8 x 8 in.); Mounted: 92.7 x 68.6 cm (36 1/2 x 27 in.) Source image
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Figures and winged animals from ancient Greece and Rome remained popular during the early Islamic period of the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties. The naked figure could represent Dionysus, the Greek god of wine; he holds his thyrsus, a staff decorated with ivy leaves and pinecone...

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