Byzantine Tesserae Oblong Silk Scarf*The Met Store Hot

A vivid assemblage of glass as well as gold- and silver-leaf tesserae—small pieces of colored material—creates the eye-catching pattern on our silk scarf. These tiny tiles in the Museum’s holdings are thought to have come from a Byzantine mosaic crafted between the 6th and 15th centuries.

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