Ornament with Symbolic Interlacing Knots, 400s - 600s. Six different designs of leaves and interlacings are organized harmoniously here within circles, triangles, and squares. This ornament from a tunic offered the wearer protection from harm, symbolized by the sizeable interlacing knot.

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Size: 4158px × 3968px
Photo credit: © Heritage Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, 5th, 7th, art, byzantine, cleveland, dyed, egypt, heritage, linen, museum, period, supplementary, tapestry, textile, undyed, unknown, weave, weftwrapping, wool