id:			136408
accession number:	1960.275
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.275
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:48.707000

Decorated Band from a Tunic or Curtain, 600s. Egypt, late Byzantine or early Islamic period, 7th Century. Tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool; overall: 8.2 x 24.7 cm (3 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.); mounted: 14.6 x 30.5 cm (5 3/4 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club 1960.275

title:				Decorated Band from a Tunic or Curtain
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creation date:			600s
creation date earliest:		600
creation date latest:		699
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creditline:			Gift of The Textile Arts Club
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culture:	Egypt, late Byzantine or early Islamic period, 7th Century
technique:	tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Coptic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 8.2 x 24.7 cm (3 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.); Mounted: 14.6 x 30.5 cm (5 3/4 x 12 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1961)
	opening date:   1961-11-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1961)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).

	title:		Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club
	opening date:   1984-11-21T05:00:00
	<i>Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 21-December 30, 1984).

	title:		Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries
	opening date:   1991-11-26T05:00:00
	<i>Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 26-June 6, 1991).

	title:		Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation
	opening date:   2000-09-12T04:00:00
	<i>Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 12, 2000-October 25, 2001).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris; said to have been found in Egypt).
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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 32
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n56

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 32
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n54

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 41
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n61

	Wardwell, Anne E. Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club, 1934-1984 : [Exhibition] 21 November-30 December 1984, the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum, 1984.
	page number: 	p. 11
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