Clavi (Decorative Band)

700s

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Clavi (Decorative Band), 700s. Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave; overall: 81 x 20.3 cm (31 7/8 x 8 in.); mounted: 92.7 x 68.6 cm (36 1/2 x 27 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1982.107.a

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave
Medium: wool, plain, weave, slit-tapestry
Dimensions: Overall: 81 x 20.3 cm (31 7/8 x 8 in.); Mounted: 92.7 x 68.6 cm (36 1/2 x 27 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1982.107.a
Credit Line: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Exhibitions: Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries, Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation, Coptic Textile Rotation, Coptic Textile Rotation,
Rights Statement: CC0