The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 23, 2025

Part of a Gammadion Border

400s–500s CE

Syria

(?)
wool and linen: tapestry weave
Overall: 34.3 x 59.5 cm (13 1/2 x 23 7/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1977.90
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This fragment is ornamented with a frieze of figures.
  • ?–1977
    (L'Ibis Gallery, Ltd., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1977–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1977.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 65, no. 1 (January 1978): 2–42. Mentioned: p. 42, no. 124 www.jstor.org
  • Year in Review: 1977. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).
  • {{cite web|title=Part of a Gammadion Border|url=false|author=|year=400s–500s CE|access-date=23 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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