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Fragment with peacocks in ogival pattern

1004–1260 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)

Iran or Iraq, possibly Rayy

Medium
Silk: plain weave with supplementary weft
Measurements
Overall: 24.1 x 22.9 cm (9 1/2 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1939.506
Public Domain
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Description

Neither the design nor the technique of this silk provides clues to whether it was woven in Iran or Syria. As Iran and Iraq fell to the Mongol armies during the second quarter of the 1200s, many artisans fled to Syria, taking with them the techniques and patterns with which they were familiar. The inscriptions are purely decorative.

Fragment with peacocks in ogival pattern

1004–1260 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)

Iran or Iraq, possibly Rayy

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