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Fragment of a Caftan

before 1982

Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period

(945–1055)
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Medium
Silk: lampas weave
Measurements
Overall: 49.5 x 47.4 cm (19 1/2 x 18 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.43.c
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This fragment from a caftan features large-scale flattened octagons with pearled borders that contain a royal hunting scene: a king mounted on a running horse draws his bow at a rampant lion. Two dogs with their tongues out also run towards the lion. The star-shaped interspaces are filled with four radiating palmettes.
An irregularly shaped woven fragment features a dark brown repeating pattern on tan. Large hexagonal frames enclose a figure in a tall, crescent-topped headdress atop a galloping horse, aiming a bow at a snarling lion. Two small animals run beneath the horse. Stylized tree motifs with four branches fill the spaces between frames. On the right, a jagged, diagonal edge cuts through the design. The fabric is worn with scattered darkened spots.

Fragment of a Caftan

before 1982

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

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