id:			150633
accession number:	1982.107.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.107.b
updated:		2025-07-01 11:07:06.038000

Clavi (Decorative Band), 700s. Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave; overall: 80 x 17.8 cm (31 1/2 x 7 in.); mounted: 92.7 x 68.6 cm (36 1/2 x 27 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1982.107.b

title:				Clavi (Decorative Band)
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creation date:			700s
creation date earliest:		700
creation date latest:		799
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creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
technique:	wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Coptic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 80 x 17.8 cm (31 1/2 x 7 in.); Mounted: 92.7 x 68.6 cm (36 1/2 x 27 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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:   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:		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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
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