Reliquary bag with lions
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Reliquary bag with lions

TitleReliquary bag with lions
Datelate 1100s-1300s 12th century
Mediumcloth d’areste, weft-faced lozenge twill variant: silk and gold thread
ClassificationTextile
OriginSpain, probably Almeria Spain
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineReliquary bag with lions, late 1100s-1300s. Spain, probably Almeria. Cloth d’areste, weft-faced lozenge twill variant: silk and gold thread; average: 8 x 36.9 cm (3 1/8 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.c
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“Reliquary bag with lions” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated late 1100s-1300s. It is executed in cloth d’areste, weft-faced lozenge twill variant: silk and gold thread and classified as textile. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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