The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 5, 2019

Fragment, an Ornamental Band

500s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century

Tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and wool

Overall: 14 x 51.1 cm (5 1/2 x 20 1/8 in.)

Gift of George D. Pratt 1929.98

Location

not on view

Citations
Thomas, Thelma K. "Material Meaning in Late Antiquity." In Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. Thelma K. Thomas, ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016. Reproduced: P. 27, fig. 1-1.6
Exhibition history

Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum, 2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving (Hartford, 1951), no. 8. [same exhibition held in The Baltimore Museum of Art, Feb. 27-March 25].

Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, NY (2/25/2016 - 5/22/2016): "Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity" fi. 1-1.6, p. 27, checklist no. 29.

Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, NY (February 25-May 22, 2016).

Source URL: https://cmaweb23-bbn-2.clevelandart.org/art/1929.98