The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 9, 2023

Busts and Animals Under Tree of Life

late 700s - 800s

Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century

Plain weave and slit-tapestry weave; undyed linen, dyed wool

Overall: 20.3 x 20.3 cm (8 x 8 in.); Mounted: 28.6 x 28.6 cm (11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.272

Location

not on view

Description

This elegant symmetrical roundel, probably from a tunic, features a central tree of life with leaves enclosing the bust of a woman on each side. Animals above the bowl and birds toward the top flank the tree which is framed by a sinuous vine.

Provenance
(Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris)
1982
(Goumaronart, Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history

Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 2001-October 15, 2002).

Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 29, 2004-July 18, 2005).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1982.272