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Source Description
This fragment preserves a large-scale octagon enclosing a pair of peacocks which stand on recumbent griffins and flank a palmette tree. The inner edges of the octagon contain an inscription blessing its owner. The outer edges of the octagon are ornamented with abstract leaves. In the interspaces between octagons are floral roundels, each containing four birds; from the top, bottom, and sides of each roundel spring palmette trees, of which the top and bottom are flanked by birds. <br><br>According to recent analysis of the museum’s Buyid textile materials, some have been identified as modern reproductions.
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Document identity
localId
150833
label
Fragment with Inscription
core
obj
dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
150833
contentType
object
title
Fragment with Inscription
description
This fragment preserves a large-scale octagon enclosing a pair of peacocks which stand on recumbent griffins and flank a palmette tree. The inner edges of the octagon contain an inscription blessing its owner. The outer edges of the octagon are ornamented with abstract leaves. In the interspaces between octagons are floral roundels, each containing four birds; from the top, bottom, and sides of each roundel spring palmette trees, of which the top and bottom are flanked by birds. <br><br>According to recent analysis of the museum’s Buyid textile materials, some have been identified as modern reproductions.
date
early 900s
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79933699
genreSpecific
Textile
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 78.7 x 90.2 cm (31 x 35 1/2 in.)
cul
Iran, style of the Abbasid period (750–1258) or Buyid period (945–1055)
accession
1982.24
Source extras
tec
Silk: lampas weave
tombstone
Fragment with Inscription, early 900s. Iran, style of the Abbasid period (750–1258) or Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 78.7 x 90.2 cm (31 x 35 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.24
collection
T - Islamic
inscriptions
inscription
translation of Arabic inscription: "May its owner possess felicity, well-being, good fortune, prosperity, good health, ease, blessing, safety, and security."
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review for 1982.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 70, no. 1, 1983, pp. 3–55.
page_number
Mentioned: pp. 52-53, no. 71
citation
Blair, Sheila S., et al. “Reevaluating the Date of the ‘Buyid’ Silks by Epigraphic and Radiocarbon Analysis.” <em>Ars Orientalis</em>, vol. 22, 1992, pp. 1–41.
page_number
This article provides an overview of the Buyid textile debate, but this specific textile is not referenced.
url
www.jstor.org/stable/4629423
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:47:05.932000
sourceId
150833
dept
Textiles
coll
T - Islamic
med
Silk: lampas weave
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1
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0
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photo
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