Border of Heads and Palmettes from a Large Hanging
Unknown Artist
500s CE
Medium
Dyed wool, undyed linen; slit-tapestry weave
Dimensions
76.2 × 26 cm · mounted: 89.2 × 34.3 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of The Textile Arts Club
Accession Number
1960.273
About this artwork
Heads with caps facing front alternate with palmette (fan-shaped) leaves on a rich blue ground—a popular border design for luxurious woolen hangings whose field patterns often incorporated Iranian artistic features. An alternating red and white foliate (leaflike) design forms the secondary border.