id:			108419
accession number:	1926.145.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.145.b
updated:		2023-05-26 11:03:22.023000

Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic, 500s. Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century. Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; overall: 65.1 x 7.6 cm (25 5/8 x 3 in.); mounted: 74.9 x 15.2 cm (29 1/2 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt 1926.145.b

title:				Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic
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creation date:			500s
creation date earliest:		500
creation date latest:		599
current location:		106A Migration Period & Coptic
creditline:			Gift of George D. Pratt
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culture:	Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
technique:	Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Coptic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 65.1 x 7.6 cm (25 5/8 x 3 in.); Mounted: 74.9 x 15.2 cm (29 1/2 x 6 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
	opening date:   2011-04-04T04:00:00
	<i>Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 4, 2011-May 21, 2012).

	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

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wall description:
The orientation of the figures indicates that these were vertical bands on a tunic descending from the shoulders. Human figures under arches alternate with dogs, rabbits, and a lion. The right band displays a nude female dancer playing finger cymbals at the top and bottom, and in the center, a hunter dressed in a short garment (chiton) draped over one shoulder carries a shield in his right hand and a rock in his raised hand. The left band displays, from top to bottom, a nude male carrying a leafy branch; a shepherd carrying a shepherd’s crook and dressed in a skirt of animal skin; and a nude female dancer with a scarf loosely draped behind her.
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