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Byzantine Textiles

Textiles represented one of the most valuable possessions in the medieval world, often used and reused over many decades as clothing and furnishings. Wool and linen were used to weave in tapestry technique, which was best suited for large-format hangings and tunics. Silk—woven on a technologically complex drawloom—was relatively rare and as a result very valuable.

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Image of Hanging with Hestia Polyolbus

Hanging with Hestia Polyolbus

Early Byzantine
ca. 6th Century
wool
BZ.1929.1

Image of Fragments of a Hanging with Two Nereids

Fragments of a Hanging with Two Nereids

Early Byzantine
5th-6th c.
BZ.1932.1

Image of Tunic Clavi

Tunic Clavi

Early Byzantine
7th-8th c.
wool and linen
BZ.1933.17a-b

Image of "Hero and Lion" Silk

"Hero and Lion" Silk

Early Byzantine
7th-9th c.
silk
BZ.1934.1

Image of Fragment of a Hanging with Horse and Lion

Fragment of a Hanging with Horse and Lion

Early Byzantine
ca. 6th or 7th c.
BZ.1939.13

Image of Textile with Antelope (?) in a Roundel

Textile with Antelope (?) in a Roundel

Early Byzantine (or Persian?)
Late 7th to first half of 8th Century
silk
BZ.1939.32

Image of Textile with Mounted Amazons Hunting Leopards

Textile with Mounted Amazons Hunting Leopards

Early Byzantine
Late 7th to first half of 8th Century
silk
BZ.1946.15

Image of Fragment of a Hanging or Cover with Head and Duck in Jeweled Lattice

Fragment of a Hanging or Cover with Head and Duck in Jeweled Lattice

Early Byzantine
First third of 5th Century
BZ.1946.16

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