Palmettes and Birds from a Tunic or Curtain
Unknown Artist
500s–600s
Medium
Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite)
Dimensions
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Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1951.535
About this artwork
The symmetrical pattern displays back-to-back green parrots with branches in their beaks and two speckled birds perched on the leaves of a long-stemmed palmette.