id:			118469
accession number:	1939.505
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.505
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:37.418000

Silk Decorative Tunic Band with a Hunter, 700s. Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: complementary weft-faced twill with inner warps (samit); overall: 27.3 x 6.7 cm (10 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.); mounted: 34.9 x 14.3 cm (13 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1939.505

title:				Silk Decorative Tunic Band with a Hunter
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creation date:			700s
creation date earliest:		700
creation date latest:		799
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
technique:	Silk: complementary weft-faced twill with inner warps (samit)
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Coptic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 27.3 x 6.7 cm (10 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.); Mounted: 34.9 x 14.3 cm (13 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		2000 Years of Silk Weaving
	opening date:   1944-01-09T05:00:00
	<i>2000 Years of Silk Weaving</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 18-April 16, 1944).

	title:		The Indigo Tradition in Textiles
	opening date:   1973-12-02T05:00:00
	<i>The Indigo Tradition in Textiles</i>. The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (organizer) (December 2, 1973-January 20, 1974).

	title:		Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation
	opening date:   2001-11-02T05:00:00
	<i>Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 2001-October 15, 2002).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': "<em>Masterpieces of the Weavers' Art</em>. Hackley Art Gallery, Muskegon, MI (October 7-November 3, 1957).", 'opening_date': '1957-10-07T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Blue Traditions: Indigo Dyed Textiles and Related Glazed Ceramics from the 17th through the 19th Century</em>. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (December 4-January 20, 1974).', 'opening_date': '1974-12-04T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Adolf Loewi [1888–1977], Los Angeles, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art,
	date: ?–1939
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1939–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Los Angeles County Museum. <em>2000 Years of Silk Weaving: An Exhibition Sponsored by the Los Angeles County Museum in Collaboration with the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Detroit Institute of Arts</em>. New York : E. Weyhe, 1944.
	page number: 	no. 11
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	Weibel, Adèle Coulin. <em>Two Thousand Years of Textiles; The Figured Textiles of Europe and the Near East</em>. New York: Published for the Detroit Institute of Arts [by] Pantheon Books, 1952.
	page number: 	no. 53, p. 91
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	Katzenberg, Dena S. <em>Blue Traditions; Indigo Dyed Textiles and Related Cobalt Glazed Ceramics from the 17th Through the 19th Century</em>. [Baltimore]: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1973.
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