MAKE A MEME View Large Image Egyptian - Wall Hanging or Curtain Fragment with Head of a Woman - Walters 83689.jpg This tapestry fragment depicting the haloed head of a woman was likely part of a domestic curtain or wall hanging Curtains and wall hangings were used in ...
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Keywords: Egyptian - Wall Hanging or Curtain Fragment with Head of a Woman - Walters 83689.jpg This tapestry fragment depicting the haloed head of a woman was likely part of a domestic curtain or wall hanging Curtains and wall hangings were used in private homes as well as in public and religious buildings to prevent drafts divide spaces and provide privacy The tapestry weave of this piece is ideal for such textiles as it produces a design that can be viewed from either side The woman wears earrings and a necklace with pendant and may represent a female personification- a mythological figure representing an abstract idea and occasionally portrayed with a halo Different colors are used to achieve modeling of the cheeks chin and nose and a subtle alteration of the weave distinguishes the lower edge of the face from the neck century 4 5 Late Antique wool cm 17 17 accession number 83 689 11468 Walters Art Museum 1958 by purchase Museum purchase 1958 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Textiles in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine textiles in Egypt
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