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Source Description
This lively hunting scene features a central figure grappling with a lion. He is flanked by hunters on horseback brandishing swords. The swirling clothing of the hunters and the dynamic poses of the animals give a sense of movement to the band. The entire scene is bordered with a vibrant floral design. Hunting was a popular artistic theme in pre-Islamic traditions, including Sasanian and Assyrian art, and was then adopted into Islamic artistic vernacular.
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Document identity
localId
150677
label
Fragment of a Band or Border
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
150677
contentType
object
title
Fragment of a Band or Border
description
This lively hunting scene features a central figure grappling with a lion. He is flanked by hunters on horseback brandishing swords. The swirling clothing of the hunters and the dynamic poses of the animals give a sense of movement to the band. The entire scene is bordered with a vibrant floral design. Hunting was a popular artistic theme in pre-Islamic traditions, including Sasanian and Assyrian art, and was then adopted into Islamic artistic vernacular.
date
late 600s–800s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79933235
genreSpecific
Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 12.7 x 21.8 cm (5 x 8 9/16 in.)
cul
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
accession
1982.11
Source extras
tec
Wool and linen: tapestry weave
tombstone
Fragment of a Band or Border, late 600s–800s. Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Wool and linen: tapestry weave; overall: 12.7 x 21.8 cm (5 x 8 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1982.110
collection
T - Coptic
didYouKnow
The warp is undyed linen, and the weft is wool for the polychrome and linen for the white.
citations
citation
Strong, Meghan E. “Art of the Islamic World.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>61, no. 3 (Summer 2021): 28-30.
page_number
Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 29.
creditline
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:46:22.745000
sourceId
150677
dept
Textiles
coll
T - Coptic
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Wool and linen: tapestry weave
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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