id:			150867
accession number:	1982.265
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.265
updated:		2025-05-02 11:08:41.287000

Tapestry with beheaded bird, 800s. Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period. Tapestry weave: linen and wool; overall: 38.5 x 35.3 cm (15 3/16 x 13 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.265

title:				Tapestry with beheaded bird
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creation date:			800s
creation date earliest:		800
creation date latest:		899
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period
technique:	tapestry weave: linen and wool
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 38.5 x 35.3 cm (15 3/16 x 13 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1983
	opening date:   1984-02-22T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1983</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Mackie, Louise W. <em>Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 74, fig. 2.37; Mentioned: P. 71, 75
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