id:			99630
accession number:	1919.21
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.21
updated:		2025-02-08 22:44:27.933000

Ornament from a Garment, 400s–600s CE. Egypt, Byzantine period. Linen, undyed; wool, dyed; tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; overall: 25.4 x 24.8 cm (10 x 9 3/4 in.); mounted: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1919.21

title:				Ornament from a Garment
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creation date:			400s–600s CE
creation date earliest:		400
creation date latest:		699
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Byzantine period
technique:	Linen, undyed; wool, dyed; tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Coptic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 25.4 x 24.8 cm (10 x 9 3/4 in.); Mounted: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation
	opening date:   2004-10-29T04:00:00
	<i>Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 29, 2004-July 18, 2005).

	title:		Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
	opening date:   2017-05-23T04:00:00
	<i>Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 23, 2017-May 14, 2018).

	title:		Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
	opening date:   2022-11-12T05:00:00
	<i>Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 21, 2022-November 12, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Dr. R. Meyer Riefstahl, New York).
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 6, no. 2 (1919): 37-38.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 37
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136263

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1919.21/1919.21_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1919.21/1919.21_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1919.21/1919.21_full.tif