The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Fragment of a Clavus from a Tunic

700s - 800s

Egypt, Abbasid period, 8th - 9th century

(?)
tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and wool
Overall: 16.3 x 33.7 cm (6 7/16 x 13 1/4 in.)
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1982.86
Location: Not on view
  • Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
  • The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment of a Clavus from a Tunic|url=false|author=|year=700s - 800s|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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