Detail View: The AMICA Library: Neck Decoration from a Tunic
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1982.81
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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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Neck Decoration from a Tunic
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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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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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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: 28cm x 18.5cm
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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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1982.81
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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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This refined tunic fragment displays figures-possibly the mythological figures of Meleager and Atalanta-standing under an arcade on a plain linen ground. In the border of the neck-opening above, male and female busts alternate in interlacing circles on the striped ground. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20020753.tif
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