Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic

500s

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic, 500s. Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century. Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; overall: 65.1 x 7.6 cm (25 5/8 x 3 in.); mounted: 74.9 x 15.2 cm (29 1/2 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt 1926.145.a

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping
Medium: undyed, linen, dyed, wool, tapestry, weave, supplementary, weft, wrapping
Dimensions: Overall: 65.1 x 7.6 cm (25 5/8 x 3 in.); Mounted: 74.9 x 15.2 cm (29 1/2 x 6 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1926.145.a
Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt
Exhibitions: Coptic Textile Rotation, Coptic Textile Rotation, Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 106A Migration Period & Coptic