Alexander the Great on Horseback
700s
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Alexander the Great on Horseback, 700s. Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Dyed wool, undyed linen; plain weave and slit-tapestry weave; overall: 30.5 x 24.8 cm (12 x 9 3/4 in.); mounted: 41.9 x 36.8 cm (16 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club 1959.123
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- dyed wool, undyed linen; plain weave and slit-tapestry weave
- Dimensions
- Overall: 30.5 x 24.8 cm (12 x 9 3/4 in.); Mounted: 41.9 x 36.8 cm (16 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: partial inscription in Greek above.
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1959.123
- Credit Line
- Gift of The Textile Arts Club
- Exhibitions
- Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club, Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries, Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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