499986 Rare Silk Tunic Fragment with Ornamental Sleeve Band, 400s-500s (plain weave, silk, tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping, un-dyed linen, dyed wool, silk) by Egyptian, Byzantine Period, (5th century); h:6.40 w:26.80 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: This is the only known remnant of a silk tunic among thousands of tapestry-woven decorations that have survived in the dry Egyptian climate. Expensive imported silk, instead of indigenous linen or wool, formed the entire luxurious ground of the tunic, visible along the sides of the fragment. Shiny silk thread also formed some of the details, along with thicker linen thread, on the unusually brilliant purple wool ground. Two males wearing a short garment (chiton) draped over one shoulder appear under vines emanating from baskets. One holds a club with a rabbit beside him; the other bears a staff and a leaf. ); Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund; Egyptian, out of copyright.