Textile
Roundel with Amazons, from a tunic
Maker unrecorded. 600s–800s. samite: silk. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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TextileObject type
An object classified as a textile.
A picture of cloth is not a textile object.
The Cleveland Museum of Art supplies “Textile” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Textile
Catalogue: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
SilkMaterial
Silk recorded in the object's medium.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art supplies “samite: silk” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
samite: silk
Catalogue: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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