Basilisk

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a rectangular piece of fabric with a complex pattern. The fabric is primarily dark blue-green with red outlines. The fabric is rectangular but the left edge is torn and uneven. The fabric depicts two birds. The birds have their heads near the center of the fabric and their tails near the bottom. The birds are outlined in red and have geometric patterns for bodies. The birds appear to have large beaks. The background of the fabric has geometric shapes and swirls outlined in red. The fabric appears to be old and worn, with visible signs of aging and deterioration. It is set against a beige background. The title of the artwork is "Basilisk".