The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Fragment of a Tunic

Collecting Turkmen Jewelry: The Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection

Program information

In conjunction with the exhibition Turkmen Jewelry from the Collection of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf (on view October 9, 2012, through February 24, 2013), Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf discuss their collecting practices and connection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the first few pieces that grew into a large collection of traditional Turkmen jewelry, the couple's appreciation for the jewelry has followed them for decades and allowed them to develop unique insights into the practice of collecting.

The exhibition is made possible by the Hagop Kevorkian Fund.

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Fragment of a Tunic

Object Name:: Fragment
Date:: 6th–7th century
Geography:: Egypt, Akhmim
Medium:: Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave
Dimensions:: 17.75 in. high 11.75 in. wide (45.08 cm high 29.84 cm wide)
Classification:: Textiles
Credit Line:: Gift of George F. Baker, 1890
Accession Number:: 90.5.191

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