id: 129203
accession number: 1952.101
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Roundel from a Tunic with Palmette Tree, 650–850. Egypt or Syria(?). Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite); overall: 18.3 x 17.8 cm (7 3/16 x 7 in.); mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.101
title: Roundel from a Tunic with Palmette Tree
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creation date: 650–850
creation date earliest: 650
creation date latest: 850
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: Egypt or Syria(?)
technique: Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite)
department: Textiles
collection: Textiles
type: Textile
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measurements: Overall: 18.3 x 17.8 cm (7 3/16 x 7 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries
opening date: 1991-11-26T05:00:00
Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 26-June 6, 1991).
title: Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
opening date: 2016-04-12T04:00:00
Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 12, 2016-May 22, 2017).
title: Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
opening date: 2021-11-18T05:00:00
Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 18, 2021-November 13, 2022).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
found in Akhmim, Egypt; (Mme. Paul Mallon, Paris).
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CITATIONS
Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
page number: Reproduced: P. 48, fig. 2.6; Mentioned: P. 49
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