The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of November 28, 2023

Hanging with birds in roundels

800s

Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period

Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave and supplementary wefts: linen and wool

Overall: 17 x 31 cm (6 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.302

Location

not on view

Provenance
Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
Citations
Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015. Reproduced: P. 74, fig. 2.38; Mentioned: p. 75
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1982.302