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Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Fragment from Funeral Garment or Pall

before 1966

Iran ?, Seljuq period

(1037–1194)
Silk: compound tabby
Overall: 27.6 x 13.6 cm (10 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Abegg 1966.133
Location: 107 Egyptian

Description

The design consists of two aligned rows of winged, regardant ibexes, 3-1/2 in each row, the top row going left, the bottom row to the right. The oval ornament at the base of the wing and interstices are filled with a stylized foliate motif. The design is dark blue on a tan ground.
  • ?-1966
    Werner [1903–1984] and Margaret Harrington Daniels Abegg [1901–1999], New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1966-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • “Annual Report for 1966.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 54, no. 6, 1967, pp. 159–197. Mentioned: pp. 177-178 www.jstor.org
  • Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment from Funeral Garment or Pall|url=false|author=|year=before 1966|access-date=24 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1966.133