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Source Description
Foliate patterns frequently appear in early Byzantine textiles as allusions to growth and prosperity or as decoration. Sometimes they are accompanied by birds, as illustrated in this fragment, and are intended as celebrations of nature.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
6824
label
Garment Decoration with Branch of a Tree and Two Birds
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
6824
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Garment Decoration with Branch of a Tree and Two Birds
description
Foliate patterns frequently appear in early Byzantine textiles as allusions to growth and prosperity or as decoration. Sometimes they are accompanied by birds, as illustrated in this fragment, and are intended as celebrations of nature.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
6th-8th century (Early Byzantine)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Textiles
textiles
costume
fragments
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
28
height
15.3
dimensionsRaw
11 x 6 in. (28 x 15.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Late Antique
med
wool on linen
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
BYZ
TAF
exhibition_ids
246
2752
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
65711bd2371a0faa