Square Ornament from a Tunic
Cleveland Museum of Art

Square Ornament from a Tunic

700s

Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite)
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Seen as a prized decoration, designs like this were often cut out of older textiles and stitched onto unisex linen tunics.

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