id:			150921
accession number:	1982.301
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.301
updated:		2023-01-11 05:31:08.572000

Human Head from a Large Curtain, 300s. Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th Century. Tapestry weave, wool; overall: 17 x 31 cm (6 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.301

title:				Human Head from a Large Curtain
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creation date:			300s
creation date earliest:		300
creation date latest:		399
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th Century
technique:	tapestry weave, wool
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 17 x 31 cm (6 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
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wall description:
Distinguished by a halo, this unidentified person wears a jeweled cap encrusted with pearls alternating with other gems, possibly emeralds. The cap is similar to what the Greeks called a Phyrgian cap, worn by people from Central Asia. The fragment originally belonged to an all-woolen curtain or hanging. Fabrics woven entirely with wool were the most costly and admired.

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