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Source Description
This is a fragment of a flat leather object. It may have been a book cover, but since no trace of boards or backing survives, this is problematic. The design was an all-over pattern of contiguous circles, painted in green with yellow outlines upon a deep red ground. A palmette was framed in each circle and a stylized floral design filled the interstices. A broad border used a "beaded" edging abnd stylized acanthus leaves painted in yellow outline.
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Document identity
localId
23722
label
Painted Leather Fragment
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
id
23722
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Painted Leather Fragment
description
This is a fragment of a flat leather object. It may have been a book cover, but since no trace of boards or backing survives, this is problematic. The design was an all-over pattern of contiguous circles, painted in green with yellow outlines upon a deep red ground. A palmette was framed in each circle and a stylized floral design filled the interstices. A broad border used a "beaded" edging abnd stylized acanthus leaves painted in yellow outline.
provenance
[Cairo]; Dr. Richard Ettinghausen [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1952, by gift.
date
7th-9th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Leather
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bindings
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20
height
20
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 7/8 x W: 7 7/8 in. (20 x 20 cm)
Source extras
med
paint on red-stained hide
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6182
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ISL
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664
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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9f55eb2361aa5c60
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no
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2
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photo
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a8b4ca969a4c9035
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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66ac4ca548403a2c
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no
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no
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4
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photo
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35ccaa599e655cf7
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no
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no