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Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic
700s-800s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Two spotted animals flank a simplified tree with more roots than leaves, framed by an angular vine. The nearly symmetrical pattern, woven in simple tapestry weave, was influenced by more complex weaves, visible in the silks displayed below.
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- Title: Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic
- Date Created: 700s-800s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 14 x 18.7 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.); Mounted: 22.2 x 29.5 cm (8 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.)
- Provenance: Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
- Type: Textile
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1983.256
- Medium: plain weave with slit-tapestry weave, applied; dyed wool, undyed linen
- Department: Textiles
- Culture: Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: T - Coptic
- Accession Number: 1983.256
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