id:			151057
accession number:	1982.83.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.83.a
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:50.350000

Lions from a Tunic, c. 800's. Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, 8th - 9th Century. Tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool; overall: 23 x 23 cm (9 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.); mounted: 29.2 x 29.2 cm (11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1982.83.a

title:				Lions from a Tunic
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creation date:			c. 800's
creation date earliest:		750
creation date latest:		850
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creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, 8th - 9th Century
technique:	tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Coptic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 23 x 23 cm (9 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.); Mounted: 29.2 x 29.2 cm (11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation
	opening date:   2000-09-12T04:00:00
	<i>Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 12, 2000-October 25, 2001).

	title:		Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation
	opening date:   2004-10-29T04:00:00
	<i>Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 29, 2004-July 18, 2005).

	title:		Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
	opening date:   2012-05-23T04:00:00
	<i>Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 23, 2012-May 2, 2013).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Gallery 210 textile rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11, 2000-October 21, 2001).', 'opening_date': '2000-09-11T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
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