Sleeve Fragment with Floral Motives
This lavishly decorated sleeve fragment demonstrates many of the characteristics of textiles dating from the end of Byzantine rule in Egypt and the years following the Arab conquest: bright colors, heavy outlines, and abstracted natural elements. Brightly colored roundels, flowers, and small florets are symmetrically arranged in a diamond grid of jewel-like leaflets; a border of linked chevrons completes the design. The sleeve is finished with a dark weft-pattern band decorated with rosettes.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sleeve Fragment with Floral Motives
- Date: 6th–9th century
- Geography: Attributed to Egypt
- Medium: Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave
- Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
W. 10 13/16 in. (27.5 cm) - Classification: Textiles
- Credit Line: Gift of George F. Baker, 1890
- Object Number: 90.5.273
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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Sasanian
ca. 7th century CE
5th century
11th century
7th–8th century
Muslim Ibn al-Dahhan
ca. 1000
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