id: 149666
accession number: 1979.58
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Two Figures Framed by a Jeweled Border, 450–550 CE. Byzantine Empire (Egypt). Wool, linen, and dye; overall: 24.1 x 28.6 cm (9 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.); mounted: 33 x 37.5 cm (13 x 14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1979.58
title: Two Figures Framed by a Jeweled Border
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creation date: 450–550 CE
creation date earliest: 450
creation date latest: 550
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creditline: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture: Byzantine Empire (Egypt)
technique: wool, linen, and dye
department: Textiles
collection: T - Coptic
type: Textile
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measurements: Overall: 24.1 x 28.6 cm (9 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.); Mounted: 33 x 37.5 cm (13 x 14 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1979
opening date: 1980-02-13T05:00:00
Year in Review: 1979. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 13-March 9, 1980).
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: 2014-03-18T04:00:00
Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 18, 2014-March 2, 2015).
title: Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity
opening date: 2016-02-25T00:00:00
Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, NY, New York, NY (February 25-May 22, 2016).
title: Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
opening date: 2019-05-13T04:00:00
Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 13, 2019-May 11, 2020).
title: Africa & Byzantium
opening date: 2023-11-13T05:00:00
Africa & Byzantium. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (co-organizer) (April 14-July 21, 2024).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(L'Ibis Gallery, Ltd., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art).
date: 1979
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1979-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Thomas, Thelma K., Jennifer Ball, Edward Bleiberg, Kathrin Colburn, Helen C. Evans, Christine Kondoleon, Brandie Ratliff, and Elizabeth Dospel Williams. Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. 2016.
page number: 24
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Thomas, Thelma K. "Material Meaning in Late Antiquity." In Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. Thelma K. Thomas, ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016.
page number: Reproduced: P. 24, fig. 1-1.4
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