id:			157033
accession number:	1993.177
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.177
updated:		2023-05-31 11:29:58.115000

Lower Section of a Tunic, 400s CE. Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century. Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; overall: 54.9 x 106.7 cm (21 5/8 x 42 in.); mounted: 67.3 x 118.1 cm (26 1/2 x 46 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 1993.177

title:				Lower Section of a Tunic
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creation date:			400s CE
creation date earliest:		400
creation date latest:		499
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creditline:			Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
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culture:	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
technique:	Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Coptic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 54.9 x 106.7 cm (21 5/8 x 42 in.); Mounted: 67.3 x 118.1 cm (26 1/2 x 46 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
	opening date:   2011-04-04T04:00:00
	<i>Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 4, 2011-May 21, 2012).

	title:		Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
	opening date:   2017-05-23T04:00:00
	<i>Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 23, 2017-May 14, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Ascher, Paris, France, sold to Mr. William E. Ward)
	date: -1975
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	Mr. William E. Ward (1922–2004). Solon, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art, in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
	date: 1975-1993
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1993-
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fun fact:
Long wide tunics were the most common garments of this time period.

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wall description:
This is the bottom section of a well-woven wool unisex tunic. Various stylized animals and possibly radial baskets in roundels decorate the hem band with round finials bearing birds and the two square panels, woven in tapestry weave. Extra wefts enrich the animals and the deep blue ground, probably a failed purple dye. The woolen fringe was added across the bottom.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	“1993 Annual Report.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 81, no. 6 (1994).
	page number: 	p. 167
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161457

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