Fragment, an Ornamental Band
500s
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Fragment, an Ornamental Band, 500s. Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century. Tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and wool; overall: 14.3 x 51.4 cm (5 5/8 x 20 1/4 in.); mounted: 21.6 x 58.4 cm (8 1/2 x 23 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt 1929.98
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and wool
- Dimensions
- Overall: 14.3 x 51.4 cm (5 5/8 x 20 1/4 in.); Mounted: 21.6 x 58.4 cm (8 1/2 x 23 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1929.98
- Credit Line
- Gift of George D. Pratt
- Exhibitions
- Science within Art, Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity, 2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (December 7, 1951-January 27, 1952); Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (February 27-March 25, 1952).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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