id:			99661
accession number:	1919.24
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.24
updated:		2023-01-10 17:42:34.618000

Ornamental Shoulder Band from a Tunic, 600–650. Egypt, Byzantine period, first half of the 7th century. Tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool; overall: 60.3 x 5.7 cm (23 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.); mounted: 67.3 x 16.5 cm (26 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1919.24

title:				Ornamental Shoulder Band from a Tunic
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creation date:			600–650
creation date earliest:		600
creation date latest:		650
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Byzantine period, first half of the 7th century
technique:	tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Coptic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 60.3 x 5.7 cm (23 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.); Mounted: 67.3 x 16.5 cm (26 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Coptic Textile Rotation
	opening date:   2011-04-04T04:00:00
	<i>Coptic Textile Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 4, 2011-May 21, 2012).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Dr. R. Meyer Riefstahl, New York).
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wall description:
Dancing human figures appear amidst leafy plants. The first and third figures are shepherds, each wearing spotted animal skin garments and holding wooden staffs. The second and fourth figures are dancers; the upper one wears a short draped garment (peplos), and the lower one appears nude except for a scarf draped over her shoulders. The brown-purple color was dyed with kermes--a bluish-red dye from dried insects--and indigo in an unsuccessful attempt to imitate purple.
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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

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