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Source Description
A fierce lion with a pronounced mane takes down a large bull on a purple red ground with stylized trees and plants. Both animals appear to be facing us, the viewer. The border displays a formal wreath of rosettes. This roundel, or circular element, and two additional matching examples suggest that they originally decorated the front and back of a tunic. The scene may be an abbreviated reference to the royal hunt, one of the pleasures of the court that served as propaganda to legitimize the authority of rulers by confirming their ability to control natural resources.
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Document identity
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144696
label
Segmentum from a Tunic
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object
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1
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144696
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object
title
Segmentum from a Tunic
description
A fierce lion with a pronounced mane takes down a large bull on a purple red ground with stylized trees and plants. Both animals appear to be facing us, the viewer. The border displays a formal wreath of rosettes. This roundel, or circular element, and two additional matching examples suggest that they originally decorated the front and back of a tunic. The scene may be an abbreviated reference to the royal hunt, one of the pleasures of the court that served as propaganda to legitimize the authority of rulers by confirming their ability to control natural resources.
date
750–99
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79922222
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Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 23.5 x 20.4 cm (9 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.)
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Egypt, Abbasid period
accession
1969.38
Source extras
tec
tapestry; linen and wool
tombstone
Segmentum from a Tunic, 750–99. Egypt, Abbasid period. Tapestry; linen and wool; overall: 23.5 x 20.4 cm (9 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund, 1969.38
collection
T - Islamic
didYouKnow
The animal battle takes place on a background formed by the spreading branches of a tree with stylized flowers and leaves.
citations
citation
“Annual Report for 1969.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 57, no. 6 (February 1970): 163–193.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 177
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 269
citation
Bornstein, Christine Verzár, and Priscilla Parsons Soucek. <em>The Meeting of Two Worlds: The Crusades and the Mediterranean Context : [Exhibition], the University of Michigan Museum of Art, May 9-September 27, 1981</em>. Ann Arbor: The Museum, 1981.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 25, pl. 3
creditline
The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund
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2026-06-10 19:44:37.242000
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144696
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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tapestry; linen and wool
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photo
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