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Document identity
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148007
label
Basilisk
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object
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1
Source metadata
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148007
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object
title
Basilisk
date
1100s
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79927943
genreSpecific
Textile
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1
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import
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Overall: 34.6 x 26.4 cm (13 5/8 x 10 3/8 in.); Mounted: 44.5 x 35.6 cm (17 1/2 x 14 in.)
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Byzantium, Byzantine period, 12th century
accession
1974.99
Source extras
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compound twill weave, silk
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Basilisk, 1100s. Byzantium, Byzantine period, 12th century. Compound twill weave, silk; overall: 34.6 x 26.4 cm (13 5/8 x 10 3/8 in.); mounted: 44.5 x 35.6 cm (17 1/2 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1974.99
collection
Textiles
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 44
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:36:11.002000
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148007
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Textiles
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Textiles
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compound twill weave, silk
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1
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0
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photo
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