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| Keywords: Egyptian - Garment Decoration ("Clavi") - Walters 83738.jpg 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 century 4 5 Early Byzantine wool linen a cm 17 94 2 54 ; b cm 17 62 2 22 ; c cm 14 13 2 54 accession number 83 738 8615 Mr and Mrs Charles D Kelekian date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Gift of Mr and Mrs Charles D Kelekian 1980 Recent Accessions The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1981 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine textiles in Egypt Vineyard in ancient Egypt Textiles in the Walters Art Museum Egyptian tree of life Ancient Egyptian linen | ||||
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