id:			151058
accession number:	1982.83.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.83.b
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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: 20.1 x 9 cm (7 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1982.83.b

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: 20.1 x 9 cm (7 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
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	Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
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The royal lions and jeweled border in this colorful roundel, originally from a tunic, conveyed power and wealth. The symmetrical design with lions and ducks flanking the central palmette (fan-shaped plant form) indicates that the pattern was copied from a costlier silk textile woven on a loom that automatically repeated the design in mirror-image symmetry.
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