Url https://dhprojects.bc.edu/s/TellalianTextiles/item/2001 Title Tapestry Panel Description Geometric, abstracted patterns, such as the designs found on this fragment, abound among the decorative motifs of textiles from this period, although usually such patterns are accompanied by figural imagery. Red and yellow dominate this fragment’s color palette, against a dark blue background, and the crenellated outer border is marked by four trefoils in each corner.

A nearly identical iconographical layout may be found on BZ.1953.2.103 in the Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection, which, owing to the unusual design and density of geometric patterns, has been suggested by that object’s commentator to have been a “practice weaving.” Date 8th-9th century Type Textile Spatial Coverage Egypt Temporal Coverage 8th-9th century Provenance Purchased from Harmer Rooke Galleries, New York, NY on 13 March 1984. Prior provenance unknown. Repository McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Materials Linen and wool Dimension (in) 7 x 5.75 in Dimension (cm) 17.5 x 14.5 cm Accession Number McMullen 2018.15 Tellalian Number Tellalian 1984-00150 Donor Barbara and Donald Tellalian Exhibition History No known exhibition history Publication History No known publication history Conservation History Unknown month, 1984: Donald Tellalian -- vacuum, wet wash with igepal and distilled water, thorough rinsing with distilled water, drying on glass. Rights https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/ Public Domain --