The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Basilisk

1100s

Byzantium, Byzantine period, 12th century

compound twill weave, silk
Overall: 34.6 x 26.4 cm (13 5/8 x 10 3/8 in.); Mounted: 44.5 x 35.6 cm (17 1/2 x 14 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1974.99
Location: Not on view
  • at one time in the church of St. Omer, France
    ?–1974
    (Dr. Lucien Duriez, Neuchatel, Switzerland, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1974–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 44 archive.org
  • Gallery 105 textile rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 20, 2010-June 13, 2011).
    Year in Review: 1974. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).
  • {{cite web|title=Basilisk|url=false|author=|year=1100s|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1974.99