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Source Description
The orientation of the figures indicates that these were vertical bands on a tunic descending from the shoulders. Human figures under arches alternate with dogs, rabbits, and a lion. The right band displays a nude female dancer playing finger cymbals at the top and bottom, and in the center, a hunter dressed in a short garment (chiton) draped over one shoulder carries a shield in his right hand and a rock in his raised hand. The left band displays, from top to bottom, a nude male carrying a leafy branch; a shepherd carrying a shepherd’s crook and dressed in a skirt of animal skin; and a nude female dancer with a scarf loosely draped behind her.
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Document identity
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108418
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Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic
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Source metadata
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108418
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object
title
Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic
description
The orientation of the figures indicates that these were vertical bands on a tunic descending from the shoulders. Human figures under arches alternate with dogs, rabbits, and a lion. The right band displays a nude female dancer playing finger cymbals at the top and bottom, and in the center, a hunter dressed in a short garment (chiton) draped over one shoulder carries a shield in his right hand and a rock in his raised hand. The left band displays, from top to bottom, a nude male carrying a leafy branch; a shepherd carrying a shepherd’s crook and dressed in a skirt of animal skin; and a nude female dancer with a scarf loosely draped behind her.
date
500s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80056717
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Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 65.1 x 7.6 cm (25 5/8 x 3 in.); Mounted: 74.9 x 15.2 cm (29 1/2 x 6 in.)
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Egypt, Byzantine period
accession
1926.145.a
Source extras
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Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping
tombstone
Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic, 500s. Egypt, Byzantine period. Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; overall: 65.1 x 7.6 cm (25 5/8 x 3 in.); mounted: 74.9 x 15.2 cm (29 1/2 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt, 1926.145.a
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T - Coptic
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Gift of George D. Pratt
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2026-05-29 05:48:19.171000
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108418
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Textiles
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T - Coptic
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Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping
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photo
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