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Two spotted animals flank a simplified tree with more roots than leaves, framed by an angular vine. The nearly symmetrical pattern, woven in simple tapestry weave, was influenced by more complex weaves, visible in the silks displayed below.
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151423
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Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic
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151423
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Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic
description
Two spotted animals flank a simplified tree with more roots than leaves, framed by an angular vine. The nearly symmetrical pattern, woven in simple tapestry weave, was influenced by more complex weaves, visible in the silks displayed below.
date
700s-800s
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en
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Q79934896
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Overall: 14 x 18.7 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.); Mounted: 22.2 x 29.5 cm (8 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.)
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Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century
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1983.256
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plain weave with slit-tapestry weave, applied; dyed wool, undyed linen
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Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic, 700s-800s. Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century. Plain weave with slit-tapestry weave, applied; dyed wool, undyed linen; overall: 14 x 18.7 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.); mounted: 22.2 x 29.5 cm (8 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1983.256
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T - Coptic
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:49:19.498000
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151423
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Textiles
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T - Coptic
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plain weave with slit-tapestry weave, applied; dyed wool, undyed linen
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