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Jun 20, 2007
Fragment with Senmurvs
Fragment with Senmurvs
prior to 1971
Silk: lampas weave
Overall: 101.4 x 45.7 cm (39 15/16 x 18 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1971.22
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Senmurvs are benevolent, mythical birds in Persian mythology and literature.
Description
This fragment preserves three large, aligned, tangent ovals in a column. Each oval contains a senmurv ornamented with foliate and geometric forms; the border contains a stylized foliate motif. Ovals are joined at their cardinal points with a cross-shaped geometric figure within a smaller oval bordered with pearls. Interspaces contain X-shaped medallions consisting of four palmettes around a diamond center.
According to recent analysis of the museum’s Buyid and Abbasid textile materials, some have been identified as modern reproductions.
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