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

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: dyed wool, undyed linen; plain weave and slit-tapestry weave
Medium: dyed, wool, undyed, linen, plain, weave, slit-tapestry
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