Lower Section of a Tunic
Unknown Artist
400s CE
Medium
Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping
Dimensions
54.9 × 106.7 cm · mounted: 67.3 × 118.1 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
Accession Number
1993.177
About this artwork
This is the bottom section of a well-woven wool unisex tunic. Various stylized roundels with animals and baskets decorate the hem that extends into round finials with birds. The interior two square panels complete the design. Extra wefts, or horizontal threads, enrich the animals and the deep blue ground, probably a failed purple dye. While the robe itself is created from linen, the fringes at the bottom are made from wool.