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Textile Fragment by Unknown artist

Textile Fragment

c. 50–650 CE

cotton and camelid fiber

Cleveland Museum of Art

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This is a textile fragment with woven figures. The top band depicts a row of animals, while the main body features a large, central mythical creature with wings and claws, surrounded by abstract shapes and smaller figures.

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textile fragment animal figures mythical creature horizontal bands central figure asymmetrical balance flattened picture plane textile art woven figures mythology animals abstract patterns

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