Url
	https://dhprojects.bc.edu/s/TellalianTextiles/item/1993
Title
	Tapestry Band with Stylized Birds
Description
	This tapestry fragment was once attached to <a href="https://dhprojects.bc.edu/s/TellalianTextiles/item/1994#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-399%2C0%2C1733%2C1824">McMullen 2018.9</a>, before being separated in 1981. Matching, un-mirrored pairs of stylized birds, rosettes, and vegetal foliage dominate the composition’s central horizontal axis. The polychromatic color scheme of the decorative wool is particularly stunning when contrasted with the natural, undyed linen into which it was sewn.
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This fragment was probably once part of a tunic’s decoration, perhaps serving as a sleeve band decoration akin to <a href="https://dhprojects.bc.edu/s/TellalianTextiles/item/2005#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-223%2C-2581%2C7553%2C7950">McMullen 2018.19.1</a> and <a href="https://dhprojects.bc.edu/s/TellalianTextiles/item/2006#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-225%2C-2592%2C7618%2C8019">McMullen 2018.19.2</a>.
Date
	7th century
Type
	Textile
Spatial Coverage
	Egypt
Temporal Coverage
	7th century
Provenance
	Purchased from Charles Dikran Kelekian, Ancient Arts, New York, NY on 9 December 1980. Provenance unknown prior to Kelekian family.
Repository
	McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Materials
	Linen and wool
Dimension (in)
	9.5 x 10.5 in
Dimension (cm)
	24 x 26.5 cm
Accession Number
	McMullen 2018.8
Tellalian Number
	Tellalian 1980-00250
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 148. Boston College: McMullen Museum of Art, distributed by the University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Conservation History
	Unknown month, 1981: Margaret A. Leveque, M.A.C., Brighton, MA.
Rights
	https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/ Public Domain

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