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Fragment with peacocks and inscriptions

Fragment with peacocks and inscriptions

before 1968
(945–1055)
Silk: lampas weave
Overall: 24.4 x 62 cm (9 5/8 x 24 7/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1968.228.c
Location: not on view

Description

This textile fragment preserves a pair of addorsed peacocks in tan on a plain tan background with an inscription along the border.
  • ?-1968
    (Nassiri Amini, Tehran, Iran, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1968-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • “Annual Report for 1968.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 56, no. 6, 1969, pp. 209–248. Mentioned: p. 225 www.jstor.org
    Shepherd, Dorothy G. 1974. "Medieval Persian Silks in Fact and Fancy: A Refutation of the Riggisberg Report". Bulletin Du CIETA, Centre International D'étude Des Textiles Anciens. 39-40. p. 39-40
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment with peacocks and inscriptions|url=false|author=|year=before 1968|access-date=04 May 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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