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Fragment with peacocks and inscriptions

before 1968
(945–1055)
Silk: lampas weave
Overall: 24.4 x 62 cm (9 5/8 x 24 7/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1968.228.c
Location: not on view
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Description

This textile fragment preserves a pair of addorsed peacocks in tan on a plain tan background with an inscription along the border.
Fragment with peacocks and inscriptions

Fragment with peacocks and inscriptions

before 1968

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

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