Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold-colored ornamental pattern on black background. Long rectangle shape. Tan border on sides and bottom. Pattern includes four visible circular medallions, each with symmetrical curved tendrils extending outward and curving around each other. Medallions are positioned vertically along center of image. Smaller curving tendril patterns fill in spaces around and between medallions. Areas of gold are peeling and flaking off. Small amount of red writing is on bottom left corner within tan border. The piece is by Artist.