Url
	https://dhprojects.bc.edu/s/TellalianTextiles/item/1988
Title
	Tapestry Fragment with Six Birds
Description
	On this fragment, six birds flank a stylized tree, vine, or candelabra in a classic green, red, and yellow color scheme. Birds and vegetal motifs are among the more common stylistic themes found on textiles from this period. The birds, in well-designed mirrored pairs, are a particularly impressive example of artistic ingenuity, and might be read as symbols of abundance or prosperity.
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Contrast with the dove depicted on <a href="https://dhprojects.bc.edu/s/TellalianTextiles/item/2010#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-176%2C-945%2C5960%2C6274">McMullen 2018.22</a> in this collection.
Date
	7th-8th century
Type
	Textile
Spatial Coverage
	Egypt
Temporal Coverage
	7th-8th century
Provenance
	Purchased from Charles Dikran Kelekian, Ancient Arts, New York, NY on 25 November 1978. Provenance unknown prior to Kelekian family.
Repository
	McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Materials
	Polychrome wool
Dimension (in)
	10.25 x 4.25 in
Dimension (cm)
	26 x 11 cm
Accession Number
	McMullen 2018.3
Tellalian Number
	Tellalian 1978-00350
Donor
	Barbara and Donald Tellalian
Exhibition History
	McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College. Roman in the Provinces: Art on the Periphery of Empire, 14 February - 31 May 2015. https://www.bc.edu/sites/artmuseum/exhibitions/rip/
Publication History
	Nicgorski, Ann M. “The Fate of Serapis: A Paradigm for Transformations in the Culture and Art of Late Roman Egypt.” In <i>Roman in the Provinces: Art on the Periphery of Empire</i>, edited by Lisa R. Brody and Gail L. Hoffman, 153–66, plate 147. Boston College: McMullen Museum of Art, distributed by the University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Conservation History
	No known conservation history
Rights
	https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/ Public Domain

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