COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1967.144
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Textiles
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Name-CRT:
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
Title:
Icon of the Virgin
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
500s
Creation Start Date:
500
Creation End Date:
599
Materials and Techniques:
tapestry weave: wool
Classification Term:
Tapestries
Style or Period:
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
Dimensions:
Overall: 178.7cm x 109.8cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1967.144
Credit Line:
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Inscriptions:
on the lintel of the architectural setting, the Greek inscription translates as: The Holy Michael, The Holy Mary, The Holy Gabriel. The wide foliate border is decorated with fruits and flowers and, in the lower part, with medallions containing the busts of apostles whose names are inscribed nearby in Greek and are translated as: Andrew, Matthew, Paul the Apostle, Luke, James, Phillip, Mark, Thomas, John, Matthias, Peter, and Bartholomew.
Rights:
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Image: Copyright The Cleveland Museum of Art
Provenance:
(Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York).
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1967.144.tif
Initial Sort:
Unknown
Icon of the Virgin
