The Cleveland Museum of Art

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Fragment with Griffins in Roundels

before 1982

This object has related works. See Fragments with Griffins in Roundels; Fragments with Griffins in Roundels; Fragments with Griffins in Roundels

Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Seljuq period

(1037–1194)

Silk: lampas weave

Overall: 35.5 x 30.5 cm (14 x 12 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.19

Location

not on view

Description

This fragment preserves rows of tangent roundels, each containing pair of griffins flanking a tree. Borders of the roundels are ornamented with small medallions enclosing animals or a floral device. The interspaces between roundels are filled with geometric floral figures.

Provenance
?-1982
(Spink & Son, Ltd., London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
1982-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
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. 52, no. 1104
Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review for 1982.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 70, no. 1, 1983, pp. 3–55. Mentioned: p. 52, no. 67 www.jstor.org
Exhibition history

The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1982.19