id: 130419
accession number: 1953.18
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Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging, late 300s - 400s. Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century. Slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave probably woven in a linen plain-weave ground; dyed wool, undyed linen; overall: 66.7 x 65.4 cm (26 1/4 x 25 3/4 in.); mounted: 76.8 x 75.6 x 2.9 cm (30 1/4 x 29 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1953.18
title: Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging
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creation date: late 300s - 400s
creation date earliest: 375
creation date latest: 499
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century
technique: slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave probably woven in a linen plain-weave ground; dyed wool, undyed linen
department: Textiles
collection: T - Coptic
type: Textile
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 66.7 x 65.4 cm (26 1/4 x 25 3/4 in.); Mounted: 76.8 x 75.6 x 2.9 cm (30 1/4 x 29 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Art and Anatomy
opening date: 1960-05-08T04:00:00
Art and Anatomy. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO (organizer) (May 8-June 6, 1960).
title: Coptic Art
opening date: 1963-04-01T05:00:00
Coptic Art. Villa Hügel, Essen, Germany (organizer) (April 1-July 31, 1963).
title: Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation
opening date: 2001-11-02T05:00:00
Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 2001-October 15, 2002).
title: Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
opening date: 2010-03-31T04:00:00
Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 31, 2010-April 1, 2011).
title: Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
opening date: 2015-03-03T05:00:00
Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 3, 2015-April 11, 2016).
title: Coptic Textile Rotation - Gallery 106
opening date: 2020-11-05T05:00:00
Coptic Textile Rotation - Gallery 106. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 5, 2020-August 2, 2021).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Anatomy in Art. William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City. MO (May 8-June 6, 1960).
Koptische Kunst,Christentum am Nil, Villa Hügel, Essen, Germany (April 1-July 31, 1963); Kunsthaus, Zürich (October 31, 1963-January, 15, 1964).
Früchristliche und koptische Kunst, Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna, Austria (February 15-May 15, 1964).
L'art Copte, Petit Palais, Paris, France (June 15-September 15, 1964).
Masterpieces of World Art from American Museums, From Ancient Egyptian to Contemporary Art, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Japan (September 11-October 17, 1976); The Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto, Japan (November, 2-December 5, 1976).
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PROVENANCE
(Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York).
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
"Art and Archaeology at the Cleveland Museum of Art." Archaeology 6, no. 4 (1953): 195-202.
page number: p. 199, cover illus
url: www.jstor.org/stable/41663172.
Shepherd, Dorothy G. "A Late Hellenistic Tapestry from Egypt." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 41, no. 1 (1954)
page number: pp. 4-6
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25141926
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 65
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n26
Cleveland Museum of Art, and William Mathewson Milliken. The Cleveland Museum of Art. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1958.
page number: p. 7
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Kunsthaus Zürich. Christentum am Nil; Koptische Kunst; Nachtrag. 1963.
page number: pl. VI, no. 242
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 30
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n54
Bourguet, R. du. 1966. "La technique des étoffes coptes en rapport avec leur dotation". Bulletin De Liaison Du Centre International D'études Des Textiles Anciens. 17-30.
page number: p. 17
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 30
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n52
Volbach, Wolfgang Fritz, and Jüri Gabriel. Early Decorative Textiles. London: Hamlyn, 1974.
page number: pl. 9
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Kokuritsu Seiyō Bijutsukan. Masterpieces of World Art from American Museums from Ancient Egyptian to Contemporary Art. Tokyo: National Museum of Western Art, 1976.
page number: Cat. No. 6
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 36
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n56
Rutschowscaya, Marie-Hélène. Coptic Fabrics. Paris, France: Adam Biro, 1990.
page number: p. 71
url:
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