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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 300s creation date earliest: 300 creation date latest: 399 current location: creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund copyright: --- culture: Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th Century technique: tapestry weave, wool department: Textiles collection: Textiles type: Textile find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 17 x 31 cm (6 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris. date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1982.301/1982.301_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1982.301/1982.301_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1982.301/1982.301_full.tif