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125866
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Fragment of a Clavus
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125866
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object
title
Fragment of a Clavus
date
late 700s–early 800s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79904972
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Embroidery
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 10 x 8.2 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
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Egypt, Abbasid period
accession
1948.115
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embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen
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Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s–early 800s. Egypt, Abbasid period. Embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen; overall: 10 x 8.2 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1948.115
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Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s. Egypt, Abbasid period. Embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen; overall: 10.2 x 7.4 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1948.113
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125865
description
Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s. Egypt, Abbasid period. Embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen; overall: 10.2 x 7.4 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1948.114
citations
citation
Shepherd, Dorothy. "Late Coptic Embroideries." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>37, no. 3 (March 1950): 46-48.
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Mentioned: p. 46
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 70
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
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Reproduced: p. 32
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 32
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
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Reproduced: p. 41
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:30:43.606000
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125866
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Textiles
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embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen
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