The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 26, 2025

Fragment of a Segmentum with Palmette Tree, Lions and Birds

700s - 800s

Egypt, Islamic period, 8th - 9th century

tapestry applied to tabby cloth; linen and wool
Overall: 15.5 x 16.5 cm (6 1/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1983.150
Location: Not on view
  • Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
  • The Year in Review for 1983. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).
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