Two Figures Framed by a Jeweled Border (Q60758872)

Label from: English (en)

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artist: no value
collection: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
country of origin: Byzantine Empire (Q12544)
material used: wool (Q42329) linen (Q1426327) natural dye (Q899955)
fabrication method: slit tapestry weaving (Q47451078) weft wrapping (Q64595082) plain weave (Q1153946)
depicts: man (Q8441) woman (Q467) gemstone (Q83437)
instance of: textile artwork (Q22075301) textile (Q28823)

catalog URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1979.58

information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog

description: An opulent border of pseudo pearls and gemstones frames this haloed couple. The man wears a "Phrygian cap," a Roman symbol of liberty, as well as a belted tunic decorated with prestigious purple roundels and bands (

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