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133719
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Decorated ends of a shawl
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133719
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object
title
Decorated ends of a shawl
date
770–887 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability)
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q80026177
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Textile
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1
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Overall: 41.9 x 68.6 cm (16 1/2 x 27 in.)
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Egypt, Fayyum, Tulunid or Ikshīdid period
accession
1956.33
Source extras
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Wool, linen, and silk: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave
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Decorated ends of a shawl, 770–887 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability). Egypt, Fayyum, Tulunid or Ikshīdid period. Wool, linen, and silk: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave; overall: 41.9 x 68.6 cm (16 1/2 x 27 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club, 1956.330
collection
Textiles
citations
citation
Wadsworth Atheneum, Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, and Charles Crehore Cunningham. <em>2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving: A Loan Exhibition : Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Dec. 7, 1951 to Jan. 27, 1952 ; the Baltimore Museum of Art, Feb. 27, 1952 to Mar. 25, 1952</em>. Hartford, CT: Wardsworth Atheneum], 1951.
page_number
p. 17, no. 9
citation
Wardwell, Anne E. <em>Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club, 1934-1984 : [Exhibition] 21 November-30 December 1984, the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: The Museum, 1984.
page_number
p. 17, cat. no. 9
citation
Mackie, Louise W. <em>Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
page_number
Reproduced: P. 90, fig. 3.5; Mentioned: P. 89
citation
McWilliams, Mary, and Jochen A. Sokoly. Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Art Museums, 2021.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 118-119
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Gift of The Textile Arts Club
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2026-05-29 06:51:50.625000
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133719
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Textiles
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Textiles
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Wool, linen, and silk: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave
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