Lampas with roundels of the image of Christ in benedictory pose
1550–1650
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Lampas with roundels of the image of Christ in benedictory pose, 1550–1650. Turkey, Bursa, Ottoman period. Lampas: silk and gilt-metal thread; overall: 36.5 x 33.7 cm (14 3/8 x 13 1/4 in.); mounted: 41.3 x 38.7 cm (16 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1423
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- lampas: silk and gilt-metal thread
- Medium
- lampas, silk, gilt-metal, thread
- Dimensions
- Overall: 36.5 x 33.7 cm (14 3/8 x 13 1/4 in.); Mounted: 41.3 x 38.7 cm (16 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: crosses with the inscription around: "IC" (Iesus", "XP" (Christos), "N K" (Kyrios); lower left corner in silver thread, the Greek inscription: "OPOC CINA" (Opus Sina).
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1916.1423
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
- Exhibitions
- 2000 Years of Silk Weaving, An Approach to Musem Objects, Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250-1900
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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