Roundel from a Curtain (Q60757766)
Label from: English (en)
collection:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
country of origin:
Byzantine Empire (Q12544)
fabrication method:
plain weave (Q1153946)
tapestry weaving (Q29167534)
supplementary weaving (Q18386486)
time period:
4th century (Q8099)
instance of:
textile artwork (Q22075301)
textile (Q28823)
catalog URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1946.412
information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog
description: This circular element called a roundel that originally decorated a curtain displays a perfectly interlaced knot, a design believed to provide protection from harm. Curtains were often used as modular walls in houses, theaters, and Christian churches during the late Roman and early Christian periods.
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