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Source Description
Four or six squares of this luxurious two-color silk were originally sewn on a linen tunic, two positioned above the hemline in the front and two in the back, and possibly two more at the shoulder. The folded edges are still visible, including a silk sewing thread on the right side. The brittle condition is evident in the numerous crisp breaks.
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129203
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Roundel from a Tunic with Palmette Tree
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129203
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Roundel from a Tunic with Palmette Tree
description
Four or six squares of this luxurious two-color silk were originally sewn on a linen tunic, two positioned above the hemline in the front and two in the back, and possibly two more at the shoulder. The folded edges are still visible, including a silk sewing thread on the right side. The brittle condition is evident in the numerous crisp breaks.
date
650–850
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en
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Q79909945
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Textile
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 18.3 x 17.8 cm (7 3/16 x 7 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.)
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Egypt or Syria(?)
accession
1952.101
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Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite)
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Roundel from a Tunic with Palmette Tree, 650–850. Egypt or Syria(?). Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite); overall: 18.3 x 17.8 cm (7 3/16 x 7 in.); mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.101
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Textiles
didYouKnow
Originally designed in Byzantine Egypt or possibly Syria, patterns like this were woven throughout a period of two to four centuries.
citations
citation
Mackie, Louise W. <em>Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
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Reproduced: P. 48, fig. 2.6; Mentioned: P. 49
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:40:04.147000
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129203
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Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite)
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