The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 16, 2025

Fragment of a Tunic

400s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period

tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool
Overall: 64.1 x 38.7 cm (25 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.); Mounted: 71.1 x 45.7 cm (28 x 18 in.)
Gift of Henry Hunt Clark 1946.413
Location: Not on view
  • Thomas, Thelma K., Jennifer Ball, Edward Bleiberg, Kathrin Colburn, Helen C. Evans, Christine Kondoleon, Brandie Ratliff, and Elizabeth Dospel Williams. Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. 2016. 42
    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. 42, fig. 1-1.28
  • Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, NY, New York, NY (February 25-May 22, 2016).
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment of a Tunic|url=false|author=|year=400s - 600s|access-date=16 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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