The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Fragment

before 1968

Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period

(945–1055)
Silk: twill weave
Overall: 72.5 x 68.5 cm (28 9/16 x 26 15/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1968.224
Location: Not on view

Description

The fragment has large ovals containing combatant griffins and serpents framed with pearled borders and linked with round pearled medallions.
  • ?-1968
    (Nassiri Amini, Tehran, Iran, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1968-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Year in Review for 1968. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 29-March 9, 1969).
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment|url=false|author=|year=before 1968|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1968.224