Fragment

Mediun: Warp; S-spun linen. Weft; S-spun linen, wool. Technique: Slit tapestry woven with supplementary weft wrapping, | 4th-5th century

Unknown Maker

Circular medallion showing bird with outspread wings.

Credit: Gift of John Pierpont Morgan
Object: 1902-1-36

Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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