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Originally, roundels like this were cut and sewn onto the front and back of a tunic, probably linen, in Egypt. They belong to a sizeable group of comparable silk decorations found in Akhmim, Egypt. In each roundel, a stylized palmette tree is enclosed within a simplified lotus border that evolved from an ancient Egyptian lotus motif.
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129204
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Roundel with curvilinear palmette tree, from a tunic
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129204
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Roundel with curvilinear palmette tree, from a tunic
description
Originally, roundels like this were cut and sewn onto the front and back of a tunic, probably linen, in Egypt. They belong to a sizeable group of comparable silk decorations found in Akhmim, Egypt. In each roundel, a stylized palmette tree is enclosed within a simplified lotus border that evolved from an ancient Egyptian lotus motif.
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600–850
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CC0
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en
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Q79909946
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Textile
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Overall: 20.6 x 19 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.)
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Egypt or Syria(?)
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1952.102
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Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite)
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Roundel with curvilinear palmette tree, from a tunic, 600–850. Egypt or Syria(?). Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite); overall: 20.6 x 19 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.); mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.102
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Textiles
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This elaborate pattern was woven on a large, early loom known as a drawloom that automatically repeated designs across the width of the fabric.
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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.
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Reproduced: P. 48, fig. 2.5; Mentioned: P. 49
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:40:05.768000
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129204
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Textiles
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Textiles
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Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite)
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