Nude Female Dancers from a Tunic
Unknown Artist
700s
Medium
Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite)
Dimensions
15.5 × 14 cm · mounted: 21.6 × 14 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1953.332
About this artwork
Voluptuous females in sheer attire were not only depicted in contemporary wall paintings but also woven in lengths of silk fabric that were cut into squares to decorate linen tunics. These symmetrical female dancers, with anklets and long scarves draped around their shoulders, hold branches and pomegranates.