id:			151049
accession number:	1982.77
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.77
updated:		2022-01-04 16:57:07.780000

Rare Silk Tunic Fragment with Ornamental Sleeve Band, 400s-500s. Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century. Plain weave: silk; tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen, dyed wool, silk; overall: 27 x 7 cm (10 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.); mounted: 33 x 12.1 cm (13 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1982.77

title:				Rare Silk Tunic Fragment with Ornamental Sleeve Band
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creation date:			400s-500s
creation date earliest:		400
creation date latest:		599
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creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
technique:	plain weave: silk; tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen, dyed wool, silk
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Coptic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 27 x 7 cm (10 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.); Mounted: 33 x 12.1 cm (13 x 4 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1982
	opening date:   1983-01-05T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1982</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).

	title:		Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation
	opening date:   2003-10-27T05:00:00
	<i>Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 2003-October 25, 2004).

	title:		Coptic Textile Rotation
	opening date:   2011-04-04T04:00:00
	<i>Coptic Textile Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 4, 2011-May 21, 2012).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
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This is the only known remnant of a silk tunic among thousands of tapestry-woven decorations that have survived in the dry Egyptian climate. Expensive imported silk, instead of indigenous linen or wool, formed the entire luxurious ground of the tunic, visible along the sides of the fragment. Shiny silk thread also formed some of the details, along with thicker linen thread, on the unusually brilliant purple wool ground. Two males wearing a short garment (chiton) draped over one shoulder appear under vines emanating from baskets. One holds a club with a rabbit beside him; the other bears a staff and a leaf.
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