Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICA ID:

CMA_.1953.18

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CMA_.1953.18

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2002

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2002

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Textiles

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Textiles

Object Type

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Creator Nationality:

African; North African; Egyptian

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African; North African; Egyptian

Creator Nationality

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Creator Name-CRT:

Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century

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Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging

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Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging

Title

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Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

late 300s - 400s

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late 300s - 400s

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

375

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375

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

499

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499

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave probably woven in a linen plain-weave ground; dyed wool, undyed linen

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slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave probably woven in a linen plain-weave ground; dyed wool, undyed linen

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Classification Term:

Tapestries

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Tapestries

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Style or Period:

Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century

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Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century

Style or Period

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Dimensions:

Overall: 66.7cm x 64.5cm

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Overall: 66.7cm x 64.5cm

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AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

1953.18

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1953.18

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Credit Line:

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Credit Line

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Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Provenance:

(Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York).

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(Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York).

Provenance

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Context:

This tapestry is renowned for the large sea-nymph, or nereid, woven with bright colors. The mythological nereid, composed of a naked female torso descending into a fish, holds a colored glass bowl. Only costly jewelry with large emeralds, sapphires, and pearls, a loosely draped shawl, and a brilliant halo adorn her. A vine of leaves and grapes inhabited by birds forms the border. The refined quality is not diminished by the permanent brown blemishes, identified as dormant mold spores, which were present when the tapestry was acquired in 1953.

Photo of:

Detail of the Head, Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging (1953.18)

Colorful horizontal wefts are interlaced only in the area needed for the pattern, as visible here. Notice that the eyeliner beneath the eye is formed by a mixed thread with two colors, pink and blue.

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This tapestry is renowned for the large sea-nymph, or nereid, woven with bright colors. The mythological nereid, composed of a naked female torso descending into a fish, holds a colored glass bowl. Only costly jewelry with large emeralds, sapphires, and pearls, a loosely draped shawl, and a brilliant halo adorn her. A vine of leaves and grapes inhabited by birds forms the border. The refined quality is not diminished by the permanent brown blemishes, identified as dormant mold spores, which were present when the tapestry was acquired in 1953.Photo of:Detail of the Head, Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging (1953.18)Colorful horizontal wefts are interlaced only in the area needed for the pattern, as visible here. Notice that the eyeliner beneath the eye is formed by a mixed thread with two colors, pink and blue.

Context

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MEDIA INFORMATION

Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging