Ornament from a Garment
Unknown Artist
400s–600s CE
Medium
Linen, undyed; wool, dyed; tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping
Dimensions
25.4 × 24.8 cm · mounted: 38.1 × 38.1 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Accession Number
1919.21
About this artwork
Six different designs of leaves and interlacing lines are organized harmoniously here within circles, triangles, and squares. Originally part of a garment, interlacing knot designs were thought to symbolically protect the wearer from harm.