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<p>Classical figures and winged animals remained popular during the early Islamic period. The nude male may portray Dionysus, Greek god of wine; he holds his thyrsus-a staff ornamented with ivy leaves and pine cones-as he pours liquid from a small jug for the panther. These colorful designs would have decorated the front or back of a tunic and one sleeve.
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Elaborate embellishments were cherished. Thus, once a tunic began to fray, its decoration was sewn onto a new one, as seen on this winterweight woolen tunic cloth. Its finely detailed motifs, some with eccentric drawing, are woven in tapestry weave-the equivalent of painting with weft thread; discontinuous horizontal wefts are interlaced only where needed in the design.</div>
700s <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+700-00-00T00:00:00Z/8</div>
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