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Source Description
On this tunic decoration, human figures appear to dance amid leafy plants. The first and third figures are shepherds, each wearing spotted animal–skin garments and holding wooden staffs. The second and fourth figures are dancers; the upper one wears a short draped garment (<em>peplos</em>), and the lower one appears nude except for a scarf draped over her shoulders. The brown-purple wool was dyed with kermes, a bluish-red dye from dried insects, and indigo in an unsuccessful attempt to imitate purple.
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99661
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Ornamental Shoulder Band from a Tunic
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99661
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Ornamental Shoulder Band from a Tunic
description
On this tunic decoration, human figures appear to dance amid leafy plants. The first and third figures are shepherds, each wearing spotted animal–skin garments and holding wooden staffs. The second and fourth figures are dancers; the upper one wears a short draped garment (<em>peplos</em>), and the lower one appears nude except for a scarf draped over her shoulders. The brown-purple wool was dyed with kermes, a bluish-red dye from dried insects, and indigo in an unsuccessful attempt to imitate purple.
date
600–650
citation
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79488221
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Textile
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1
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Overall: 60.3 x 5.7 cm (23 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.); Mounted: 67.3 x 16.5 cm (26 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
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Egypt, Byzantine period
accession
1919.24
Source extras
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tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
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Ornamental Shoulder Band from a Tunic, 600–650. Egypt, Byzantine period. Tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool; overall: 60.3 x 5.7 cm (23 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.); mounted: 67.3 x 16.5 cm (26 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1919.24
collection
T - Coptic
citations
citation
"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 6, no. 2 (1919): 37-38.
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Mentioned: p. 37
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Dudley P. Allen Fund
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2026-05-29 05:23:01.074000
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99661
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Textiles
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T - Coptic
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tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
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