Fragment with confronted sphinxes in roundels from the tomb of Saint Bernard Calvo
1200–43
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Fragment with confronted sphinxes in roundels from the tomb of Saint Bernard Calvo, 1200–43. Spain, Almeria. Silk and gold thread: lampas, taqueté, and plain-weave variant; overall: 54.6 x 65.4 cm (21 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.); mount: 66.7 x 76.8 cm (26 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.); framed: 69.2 x 79.4 cm (27 1/4 x 31 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1950.394
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- Silk and gold thread: lampas, taqueté, and plain-weave variant
- Dimensions
- Overall: 54.6 x 65.4 cm (21 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.); Mount: 66.7 x 76.8 cm (26 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.); Framed: 69.2 x 79.4 cm (27 1/4 x 31 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1950.394
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- 35th Anniversary Exhibition, Al-Andalus: Art from Islamic Spain (Islamic art rotation), Spanish Medieval Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters, New York (December 15, 1954-January 30, 1955).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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