COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1946.412
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CMA_.1946.412
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Textiles
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Textiles
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
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African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th Century
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Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th Century
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Roundel from a Curtain
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Roundel from a Curtain
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
300s-400s
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300s-400s
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
300
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300
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
499
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499
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
plain weave ground with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
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plain weave ground with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Tapestries
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Tapestries
Classification Term
false
Style or Period:
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 5
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Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 5
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 45.2cm x 47.7cm
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Overall: 45.2cm x 47.7cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1946.412
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1946.412
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of Henry Hunt Clark
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Gift of Henry Hunt Clark
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This roundel, which originally decorated a curtain, displays a perfectly interlaced knot that was believed to provide protection from harm. The precisely planned knot emanates from the outline of the central octagon into eight diamonds interlaced by a serpentine scroll. An extra linen weft forms the entire knot pattern on the rich purple wool ground. Diagonal 'lazy lines' caused by the meeting of discontinuous wefts are visible in the two undecorated purple borders.
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<P>This roundel, which originally decorated a curtain, displays a perfectly interlaced knot that was believed to provide protection from harm. The precisely planned knot emanates from the outline of the central octagon into eight diamonds interlaced by a serpentine scroll. An extra linen weft forms the entire knot pattern on the rich purple wool ground. Diagonal 'lazy lines' caused by the meeting of discontinuous wefts are visible in the two undecorated purple borders.</p>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.AM20020405.tif
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CMA_.AM20020405.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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