Fragment
900s–1000s
Overall: 46.4 x 54.6 cm (18 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.); Mounted: 61.9 x 67 x 2.5 cm (24 3/8 x 26 3/8 x 1 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.2
The design of this textile offers an interesting iconographic puzzle. The double-headed eagle was a common motif in the art of the Near East in ancient times and from there seems to have found its way into Byzantine and European art. The animal tail ending in an animal's head...
Artifact
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127520
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citation
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language
en
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wikidata
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"Q60755219"
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import
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| accession |
accession
1950.2
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Source image fields (4)
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1950.2/1950.2_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1950.2/1950.2_web.jpg |
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Terms
Culture
Byzantium
Technique
Silk and gold: compound twill, brocaded
Genre
Textile
Department
Textiles
Relations
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