Collection Online as of February 7, 2023
Fragment with Inscription
Iran, in the style of the Buyid period
(945–1055)
Silk: lampas weave
Overall: 69.8 x 55.3 cm (27 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1968.232
Location
not on view
Description
Two double rows of inscription run in the warp direction of the textile, the dark lettering oriented at right angles to the warp. In the center is a floral medallion with pendants. The design is woven in golden brown, gray brown, and dark blue-green (all now faded) against a dark golden tan ground. Both selvages are preserved.