id:			108422
accession number:	1926.148
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.148
updated:		2020-10-13 02:26:45.924000

Neck and Shoulder Decoration from a Tunic, late 400s - 500s. Egypt, Byzantine period, late 5th - 6th century. Plain weave with slit-tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; dyed wool, undyed linen; overall: 14.3 x 35.6 cm (5 5/8 x 14 in.); mounted: 22.9 x 43.2 cm (9 x 17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt 1926.148

title:				Neck and Shoulder Decoration from a Tunic
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creation date:			late 400s - 500s
creation date earliest:		475
creation date latest:		599
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creditline:			Gift of George D. Pratt
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culture:	Egypt, Byzantine period, late 5th - 6th century
technique:	plain weave with slit-tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; dyed wool, undyed linen
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Coptic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 14.3 x 35.6 cm (5 5/8 x 14 in.); Mounted: 22.9 x 43.2 cm (9 x 17 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Beyond the Pharoahs: Egypt and the Copts in the 2nd to 7th Centuries, A.D. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (February 10-April 16, 1989); Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD (May 17-July 15, 1989).<br>Gallery 210 textile rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 23, 2001-October 27, 2002).

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This fine tunic fragment with a straight neck opening and one surviving shoulder square may have protected the wearer from danger, as suggested by interlacing knots. These delicate knots decorate the small deep purple discs which alternate with human busts in roundels.
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