Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic
700s-800s
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic, 700s-800s. Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century. Plain weave with slit-tapestry weave, applied; dyed wool, undyed linen; overall: 14 x 18.7 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.); mounted: 22.2 x 29.5 cm (8 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1983.256
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- plain weave with slit-tapestry weave, applied; dyed wool, undyed linen
- Dimensions
- Overall: 14 x 18.7 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.); Mounted: 22.2 x 29.5 cm (8 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1983.256
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation, Gallery 210 textile rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 23, 2001-October 27, 2002).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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