id:			149666
accession number:	1979.58
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1979.58
updated:		2024-04-23 11:00:37.459000

Two Figures Framed by a Jeweled Border, 450–550 CE. Egypt, Byzantine period. Dyed wool, undyed linen; slit-tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping and plain weave headings; 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
current location:		003 Special Exhibition Hall
creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Byzantine period
technique:	dyed wool, undyed linen; slit-tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping and plain weave headings
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
	<i>Year in Review: 1979</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 13-March 9, 1980).

	title:		Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation
	opening date:   2001-11-02T05:00:00
	<i>Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation</i>. 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
	<i>Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106</i>. 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
	<i>Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity</i>. 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
	<i>Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 13, 2019-May 11, 2020).

	title:		Africa & Byzantium
	opening date:   2023-11-13T05:00:00
	<i>Africa & Byzantium</i>. 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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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 <em>Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. </em>Thelma K. Thomas, ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 24, fig. 1-1.4
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