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Three Figures from a Tunic
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About this work
Three figures are clothed in large shawls, spotted trousers, and riding boots. They awkwardly carry gifts in bowls or on trays, since their large hands and arms do not seem connected to their bodies.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineThree Figures from a Tunic, 750–800. Egypt, Abbasid period. Tapestry weave; undyed linen and dyed wool; overall: 18.2 x 20.4 cm (7 3/16 x 8 1/16 in.); mounted: 29.2 x 29.2 cm (11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt, 1926.158.a
