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Fragment with Inscription

before 1968

Iran, in the style of the Buyid period

(945–1055)
Medium
Silk: compound tabby
Measurements
Overall: 54 x 53 cm (21 1/4 x 20 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1968.235
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Description

This textile preserves most of 5 rows of aligned roundels; the top row and bottom two rows are very fragmentary. Each roundel contains a tree of life flanked by confronting peacocks with an inscription on its wings. Below the peacocks are recumbent, addorsed, and regardant quadrupeds also flanking the tree. Interspaces are filled with four-directional medallions of stylized plant forms.
A fragmented silk textile features rows of dark blue circular medallions on a beige ground. Within each circle, symmetrical birdlike figures face a central plant. Intricate floral and geometric patterns fill the negative space. Significant horizontal gaps cut through the fabric, separating the main section from a separate bottom strip. The edges are heavily frayed and irregular. Two small scraps containing dark script are situated on the lower left.

Fragment with Inscription

before 1968

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

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