Photo of collection object Fragment with confronted sphinxes in roundels from the tomb of Saint Bernard Calvo — Fragment with confronted sphinxes in roundels from the tomb of Saint Bernard Calvo, 1200–43. 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.). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.394. CC0.

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

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: Silk and gold thread: lampas, taqueté, and plain-weave variant
Medium: silk, gold, thread, lampas, taqueté, 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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