The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 24, 2024
Fragment
before 1981
(750–1258)
Overall: 37 x 24.6 cm (14 9/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
The fragment preserves two oval compartments from a design of linked ovals each containing a recumbent ibex. The ibexes are addorsed linking each compartment to the next is a concentric oval device containing in the center a crescent moon. The design in pale blue, tan, and cream on a deep navy blue ground is oriented at right angles to the warp.- ?-1981(Milton Girod [1922-2011], La Jaille Chahaignes-sur-Loir, Sarthe, France, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1981-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Lemberg, Mechthild. “The Buyid Silks of the Abegg Foundation, Berne.” Bulletin du CIETA. Centre international d'étude des textiles anciens. No. 37 1973 – I. p. 11-54 p. 51, no. 923
- The Year in Review for 1981. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1981.22