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Roundel: Flourishing Vine
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In the roundel, a stylized and symmetrical vine with large leaves and grape clusters grows from a volute krater with a footed base. The border is formed by a design of two alternating motifs: a pair of leaves on a single stem and a triangle topped with a circular shape. The flying shuttle technique creates details in the vine, krater, and border, using a buff colored supplementary weft. Red wool warps are visible in areas where the tapestry wefts have been lost. A red ground with red wool warps and wefts surrounds the roundel.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Denman W. Ross
Title: Roundel: Flourishing Vine
Description:
In the roundel, a stylized and symmetrical vine with large leaves and grape clusters grows from a volute krater with a footed base.
The border is formed by a design of two alternating motifs: a pair of leaves on a single stem and a triangle topped with a circular shape.
The flying shuttle technique creates details in the vine, krater, and border, using a buff colored supplementary weft.
Red wool warps are visible in areas where the tapestry wefts have been lost.
A red ground with red wool warps and wefts surrounds the roundel.
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