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Fragment from a funeral garment or pall

1649–1955 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)

Iran ?, in the style of the Buyid period

(945–1055)
Medium
Silk: lampas weave
Measurements
Overall: 21 x 23.5 cm (8 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1968.227
Public Domain
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Description

An incomplete pearl-bordered roundel frames a diamond containing a pair of confronting peacocks that flank a Tree of Life and stand on a pair of confronting lions or dogs. Interspaces between diamond and border contain a pair of griffins (above) and a floral/vine motif (below). Winged bodies of confronting goats(?) stand on top of roundel and at right is an ornate palmette supported by a griffin. Tangential to the roundel at the upper right is a smaller pearl-framed medallion containing a circular Kufic inscription around a diaper-patterned center.
A dark brown and tan silk fragment is patterned with a large partial medallion enclosing confronted birds flanking a central tree within a teardrop frame. In the upper right, a smaller roundel displays concentric geometric patterns. Felines walk toward the frayed edges along the top and right. Intricate, symmetrical vine designs fill the spaces between primary motifs, creating a dense composition. The tan weave remains clear against the dark ground.

Fragment from a funeral garment or pall

1649–1955 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)

Iran ?, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055)

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