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Cuff Band: Knot Motif
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Cuff band made up of two parallel tapestry bands decorated with geometric designs and interlace. The central rectangle in each tapestry band contains two Solomonic knots. The central rectangle is flanked by rectangles filled with diamond and X-shaped patterns created in the flying shuttle technique of supplementary weft wrapping in undyed threads. The supplementary wefts are of different thicknesses; some are very delicate threads. Supplementary weft wrapping in dark blue yarn divides segments of the Solomonic knots.
Between the two tapestry bands are 17 passes of plain weave with undyed linen weft. One of these passes contains two wefts, creating a self-band.
Undyed, paired linen warps run throughout. Wefts of undyed linen and dark blue wool.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of The Hagop Kevorkian Foundation in memory of Hagop Kevorkian
Title: Cuff Band: Knot Motif
Description:
Cuff band made up of two parallel tapestry bands decorated with geometric designs and interlace.
The central rectangle in each tapestry band contains two Solomonic knots.
The central rectangle is flanked by rectangles filled with diamond and X-shaped patterns created in the flying shuttle technique of supplementary weft wrapping in undyed threads.
The supplementary wefts are of different thicknesses; some are very delicate threads.
Supplementary weft wrapping in dark blue yarn divides segments of the Solomonic knots.
Between the two tapestry bands are 17 passes of plain weave with undyed linen weft.
One of these passes contains two wefts, creating a self-band.
Undyed, paired linen warps run throughout.
Wefts of undyed linen and dark blue wool.
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