The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of February 9, 2023

Fragment of a Tunic

400s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-7th century

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

Citations
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
Exhibition history

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).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1946.413