id:			151051
accession number:	1982.79
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.79
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:50.319000

Fragment, Probably a Scarf, 300s–400s CE. Egypt, Byzantine period. Tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament; linen, wool, and gold foil around gummed silk; overall: 11.5 x 21.9 cm (4 1/2 x 8 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1982.79

title:				Fragment, Probably a Scarf
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creation date:			300s–400s CE
creation date earliest:		300
creation date latest:		499
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creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Byzantine period
technique:	tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament; linen, wool, and gold foil around gummed silk
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 11.5 x 21.9 cm (4 1/2 x 8 5/8 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:		Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity
	opening date:   2016-02-25T00:00:00
	<i>Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity</i>. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, NY, New York, NY (February 25-May 22, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
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CITATIONS

	Thomas, Thelma K., Jennifer Ball, Edward Bleiberg, Kathrin Colburn, Helen C. Evans, Christine Kondoleon, Brandie Ratliff, and Elizabeth Dospel Williams. Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. 2016.
	page number: 	81
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	Thomas, Thelma K. "Making Textiles and Assessing Their Value." In <em>Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. </em>Thelma K. Thomas, ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 81, fig. 1-4.1
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