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Square Ornament from a Tunic, 700s. Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite), Overall: 23.5 x 24.2 cm (9 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.); Mounted: 31.1 x 31.8 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.192. CC0.
Square Ornament from a Tunic
700s
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Square Ornament from a Tunic, 700s. Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite); overall: 23.5 x 24.2 cm (9 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.); mounted: 31.1 x 31.8 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.192 Seen as a prized decoration, designs like this were often cut out of older textiles and stitched onto unisex linen tunics.