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Fragment from a Child's Tunic: Clavus

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a rectangular piece of fabric with frayed edges, featuring a red background and a repeating pattern of five embroidered figures. The fabric appears to be a fragment of a child's tunic, specifically a clavus. The sequence of figures depicted from left to right are: a bird with its body facing right and head turned left; a nude human figure on top of another; a lion-like creature with a black patch on its back; and a horse-like creature. The fabric has a decorative border at the top and bottom, consisting of a light-brown color with a repeating pattern. The background of the image is light blue.

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1263 × 290 px
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