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Garment Decoration ("Clavi")
Images of wine jugs and grape vines were common on clavi (vertical strips of ornamentation). While the meaning was probably secular, vases and vines later evolved into a religious motif symbolizing eternal life or the "Tree of Life."
These "clavi" are characteristic of the monochromatic style of purple wool woven onto white linen.
Provenance
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Kelekian [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1980, by gift.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
a: 7 1/16 x 1 in. (17.94 x 2.54 cm);
b: 6 15/16 x 7/8 in. (17.62 x 2.22 cm);
c: 5 9/16 x 1 in. (14.13 x 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Kelekian, 1980
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
83.738