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Roundels with King Spearing Lion

prior to 1971

Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Abbasid period

(750–1258)
Medium
Silk: lampas weave
Measurements
Overall: 74.2 x 85.7 cm (29 3/16 x 33 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1971.25
Public Domain
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Only one roundel is complete, but 9 other partial roundels are also preserved on this fragment.

Description

This fragment preserves tangent and aligned roundels arranged in 3 rows. Each roundel depicts a king with an impaled lion at end of a spear; the image is reversed in alternate columns. The roundels have a pearled border. Interspaces are ornamented with a motif composed of four palmettes in an X formation.
A fragmented dark brown silk textile features a repeating pattern of beaded circular medallions. Within each border, a figure in a tall headdress lunges toward a rearing lion, thrusting a spear into its mouth. These scenes alternate in orientation across the surface. Four-pointed floral motifs occupy the spaces between the circles. The fabric is worn and irregular, with frayed edges that cut through the rows of medallions.

Roundels with King Spearing Lion

prior to 1971

Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258)

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