id:			149027
accession number:	1977.17
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.17
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:40.955000

Star and Cross Pattern from a Tomb Cover(?), 800s-900s. Byzantium, Islamic or Byzantine periods, 9th -10th Century. Complementary weft-faced plain weave with inner warps (samit); silk; overall: 8.5 x 24.1 cm (3 3/8 x 9 1/2 in.); mounted: 15.2 x 30.5 cm (6 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1977.17

title:				Star and Cross Pattern from a Tomb Cover(?)
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creation date:			800s-900s
creation date earliest:		800
creation date latest:		999
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Byzantium, Islamic or Byzantine periods, 9th -10th Century
technique:	complementary weft-faced plain weave with inner warps (samit); silk
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 8.5 x 24.1 cm (3 3/8 x 9 1/2 in.); Mounted: 15.2 x 30.5 cm (6 x 12 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1977
	opening date:   1977-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1977</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).

	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

* {'description': 'Gallery 210 textile rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11, 2000-October 21, 2001).', 'opening_date': '2000-09-11T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Gallery 105 textile rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 20, 2010-June 13, 2011).', 'opening_date': '2010-05-20T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	said to have been found in a tomb in the Caucasus in the late 19th century.  Loewi-Robertson acquired it from anonymous French collection.
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