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Source Description
This tunic fragment with a straight neck opening in the center and one surviving shoulder square may have symbolically protected the wearer from danger. This is suggested by interlacing knots. These delicate decorations in small deep purple discs alternate with human busts in roundels.
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108422
label
Neck and Shoulder Decoration from a Tunic
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108422
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object
title
Neck and Shoulder Decoration from a Tunic
description
This tunic fragment with a straight neck opening in the center and one surviving shoulder square may have symbolically protected the wearer from danger. This is suggested by interlacing knots. These delicate decorations in small deep purple discs alternate with human busts in roundels.
date
late 400s - 500s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q80056725
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Textile
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 14.3 x 35.6 cm (5 5/8 x 14 in.); Mounted: 22.9 x 43.2 cm (9 x 17 in.)
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Egypt, Byzantine period
accession
1926.148
Source extras
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plain weave with slit-tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; dyed wool, undyed linen
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Neck and Shoulder Decoration from a Tunic, late 400s - 500s. Egypt, Byzantine period. Plain weave with slit-tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; dyed wool, undyed linen; overall: 14.3 x 35.6 cm (5 5/8 x 14 in.); mounted: 22.9 x 43.2 cm (9 x 17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt, 1926.148
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T - Coptic
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Gift of George D. Pratt
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2026-05-29 05:48:21.207000
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108422
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Textiles
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T - Coptic
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plain weave with slit-tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; dyed wool, undyed linen
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