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Fragment with Octagons and Four-Pointed Stars

before 1949

Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Seljuq period

(1037–1194)
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Medium
Silk: lampas weave
Measurements
Overall: 25.5 x 20.5 cm (10 1/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1949.165
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Description

The design consists of aligned large-scale octagons and four-pointed star-shaped interspaces filled with leafy scrolls. Each octagon encloses pairs of regardant gazelles and non-regardant rabbits in mirror image against a foliate background, patterned in white on a light pinkish-tan ground. Framing the octagon is a Kufic inscription repeated in orthograde and retrograde around the central design.
Two worn silk textile fragments feature jagged edges. On the left, a large piece contains a warm tan octagonal center filled with symmetrical patterns of small animals and vines. It is bordered by frayed, muted blue-gray segments with a repeating border pattern. To the right, a smaller, threadbare fragment displays a blue-gray scrolling circular pattern. Both textiles exhibit irregular losses, with rough edges cutting deep into the margins of the designs.

Fragment with Octagons and Four-Pointed Stars

before 1949

Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Seljuq period (1037–1194)

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