Detail View: The AMICA Library: Palmettes and Birds from a Tunic or Curtain
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1951.535
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Syrian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Egypt or Syria, Byzantine or Islamic periods, 6th-7th Century
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Title:
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Palmettes and Birds from a Tunic or Curtain
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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500s-600s
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Creation Start Date:
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500
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Creation End Date:
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699
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Materials and Techniques:
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complementary weft-faced plain weave with inner warps (samit); silk
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Classification Term:
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Textiles
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 31.2cm x 14cm
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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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1951.535
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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(Dikran G. Kelekian, Paris and New York).
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Context:
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The symmetrical pattern displays back-to-back green parrots with branches in their beaks and two speckled birds perched on the leaves of a long-stemmed palmette. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20020469.tif
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