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Fragment with seated prince holding falcons in kufic medallions

Fragment with seated prince holding falcons in kufic medallions

1654–1955 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)
(945–1055)
Silk: lampas weave
Overall: 63.5 x 47.6 cm (25 x 18 3/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1966.23
Location: not on view

Description

The design consists of aligned rows of linked roundels enclosing a prince seated on a cushioned throne and holding a large falcon on each hand. The roundel is framed by an inscription in floriated Kufic, which is orthograde along the left half of the roundel and retrograde along right half. The points of junction of the large roundels are ornamented by small roundels enclosing star motifs.
  • ?-1966
    (Mme. Paul [Marguerite] Mallon [d. 1977], Paris, France, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1966-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Blair, Sheila S., Jonathan M. Bloom, and Anne E. Wardwell. "Reevaluating the Date of the "Buyid" Silks by Epigraphic and Radiocarbon Analysis." Ars Orientalis 22 (1992): 1-41. Reproduced: p. 38; Mentioned: p. 15 www.jstor.org
    Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015. Reproduced: P. 154, fig. 4d; Mentioned: P. 154-155
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