Palmettes and Birds from a Tunic or Curtain
Unknown Artist
500s–600s
Medium
Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite)
Dimensions
31.1 × 14 cm · mounted: 36.2 × 20.3 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1951.535
Rights
Public Domain
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.