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Fragment with Griffins in Roundels

before 1982
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(1037–1194)
Silk: lampas weave
Overall: 35.5 x 30.5 cm (14 x 12 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.19
Location: not on view
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Description

This fragment preserves rows of tangent roundels, each containing pair of griffins flanking a tree. Borders of the roundels are ornamented with small medallions enclosing animals or a floral device. The interspaces between roundels are filled with geometric floral figures.

Fragment with Griffins in Roundels

before 1982

Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Seljuq period (1037–1194)

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