Detail View: The AMICA Library: Tunic Decoration with Roman Hunters
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1916.1980
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Nationality:
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African; North African; Egyptian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
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Title:
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Tunic Decoration with Roman Hunters
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Back
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Creation Date:
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400s
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Creation Start Date:
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400
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Creation End Date:
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499
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Materials and Techniques:
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slit-tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; dyed wool, undyed linen
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Style or Period:
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Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
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Dimensions:
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Average: 20.5cm x 20cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1916.1980
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Credit Line:
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Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Mrs. Chauncey J. Blair, Chicago, Illinois.
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Context:
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Riders dressed in Roman hunting clothes and boots hurl rocks at fleeing lions. The man wears a short tunic, and the woman has a fluttering skirt. In the border, curving acanthus leaves alternately enclose running lions and hares. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20020068.tif
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