The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Fragment with headless eagle

700s

Iran, Iraq, or Syria

samite: wool and cotton
Overall: 15.5 x 21 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.267
Location: Not on view
  • (Mrs. Paul Mallon).
  • Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015. Reproduced: P. 52, fig. 2.12; Mentioned: P. 51
  • CMA: "Year in Review for 1982," January 5-February 6, 1983, not exhibited.
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment with headless eagle|url=false|author=|year=700s|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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