id: 151259
accession number: 1983.140.a
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Fragment with Gold Foil, from a Furnishing Fabric, 300s–400s CE. Egypt, Byzantine period. Undyed linen, dyed wool, and gold foil; plain weave with supplementary weft-loops, slit-tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; overall: 40.8 x 48.4 cm (16 1/16 x 19 1/16 in.); mounted: 47.9 x 53.3 x 7 cm (18 7/8 x 21 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1983.140.a
title: Fragment with Gold Foil, from a Furnishing Fabric
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creation date: 300s–400s CE
creation date earliest: 300
creation date latest: 499
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: Egypt, Byzantine period
technique: undyed linen, dyed wool, and gold foil; plain weave with supplementary weft-loops, slit-tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping
department: Textiles
collection: T - Coptic
type: Textile
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measurements: Overall: 40.8 x 48.4 cm (16 1/16 x 19 1/16 in.); Mounted: 47.9 x 53.3 x 7 cm (18 7/8 x 21 x 2 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
opening date: 2014-03-18T04:00:00
Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 18, 2014-March 2, 2015).
title: Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity
opening date: 2016-02-25T00:00:00
Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. 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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RELATED WORKS
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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: 61
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Thomas, Thelma K., Jennifer Ball, Edward Bleiberg, Kathrin Colburn, Helen C. Evans, Christine Kondoleon, Brandie Ratliff, and Elizabeth Dospěl Williams. Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. 2016.
page number: fig. 1-2.8.a, p. 61
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