id:			131998
accession number:	1954.573
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.573
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:33.306000

Fragment of a Large Hanging, 500s. Egypt, Byzantine period. Looped-knot pile; wool and linen; overall: 89.9 x 127 cm (35 3/8 x 50 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1954.573

title:				Fragment of a Large Hanging
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			500s
creation date earliest:		500
creation date latest:		599
current location:		
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Egypt, Byzantine period
technique:	looped-knot pile; wool and linen
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 89.9 x 127 cm (35 3/8 x 50 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	above and on both sides of the main figure are fragmentary bits of Coptic inscriptions reading:  "ATTAC. . ." (left) and "ATTA . . ." (right).
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	remark:		

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York).
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