Segmentum from a Tunic

Cleveland Museum of Art

Segmentum from a Tunic

Date
750–99
Medium
tapestry; linen and wool
Culture
Egypt, Abbasid period
Department
Textiles
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
144696

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A fierce lion with a pronounced mane takes down a large bull on a purple red ground with stylized trees and plants. Both animals appear to be facing us, the viewer. The border displays a formal wreath of rosettes. This roundel, or circular element, and two additional matching examples suggest that they originally decorated the front and back of a tunic. The scene may be an abbreviated reference to the royal hunt, one of the pleasures of the court that served as propaganda to legitimize the authority of rulers by confirming their ability to control natural resources. The animal battle takes place on a background formed by the spreading branches of a tree with stylized flowers and leaves.

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Credit line
The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund
Provenance
?–1969: (Mrs. Paul [Marguerite] Mallon [d. 1977], Paris, France, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1969–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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