The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 1, 2023

Fragment of a Clavus

late 700s - early 800s

This object has related works. See Fragment of a Clavus; Fragment of a Clavus

Egypt, Abbasid period

Embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen

Overall: 10.2 x 7.4 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1948.113

Location

not on view

Provenance
(Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York).
Exhibition history

Michigan State University Museum, Orthodox Religious Art Objects (April-May, 1960).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1948.113