Celestial banquet hanging, from the tomb of Bishop Gurb
1200–1284
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Celestial banquet hanging, from the tomb of Bishop Gurb, 1200–1284. Spain, probably Almeria. Silk and gold thread: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave; overall: 21.2 x 58.4 cm (8 3/8 x 23 in.); mounted: 30.2 x 67 cm (11 7/8 x 26 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1966.368
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- Silk and gold thread: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave
- Dimensions
- Overall: 21.2 x 58.4 cm (8 3/8 x 23 in.); Mounted: 30.2 x 67 cm (11 7/8 x 26 3/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Arabic inscription bordering the roundels translates: "There is no god but God."
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1966.368
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1967, Textiles in Daily Life in the Middle Ages, Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries, Islamic Gallery 207 Rotation, Al-Andalus: Art from Islamic Spain (Islamic art rotation)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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