Fragmentary Roundel, Segmentum from a Tunic

late 700s–early 800s

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Fragmentary Roundel, Segmentum from a Tunic, late 700s–early 800s. Syria, Akhmim, late 8th - early 9th centuries. Compound twill, silk; overall: 13.3 x 12.4 cm (5 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.); mounted: 21.6 x 19.7 cm (8 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Heeramaneck Galleries 1951.87

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: compound twill, silk
Medium: compound, twill, silk
Dimensions: Overall: 13.3 x 12.4 cm (5 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.); Mounted: 21.6 x 19.7 cm (8 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1951.87
Credit Line: Gift of Heeramaneck Galleries
Exhibitions: 35th Anniversary Exhibition, The Indigo Tradition in Textiles, Coptic Textile Rotation
Rights Statement: CC0