Detail View: The AMICA Library: Tunic Decoration Depicting Hercules
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1982.80
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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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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 Depicting Hercules
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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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plain weave with slit-tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; dyed wool, undyed linen
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Classification Term:
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Textiles
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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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Overall: 16.5cm x 16.5cm
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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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1982.80
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Credit Line:
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Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
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Context:
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In this mythological scene, Hercules carries a club, and a lion skin appears slung over his shoulder, serving as impenetrable armor. His companion, Iolaus, carries his bow and quiver. The small figure is unidentified (see photo). Photo of: Microscopic Detail of the Head of the Smallest Figure, Tunic Decoration Depicting Hercules (1982.80) The facial features and curly hair were woven with extra wefts of undyed linen thread that were wrapped around areas of the deep purple wool tapestry weave, often called supplementary weft wrapping. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20020752.tif
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