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Source Description
The fragment preserves a winged quadruped in blue on a gray-beige background with the details of the animal in the ground color. Below the animal are foliate sprigs in blue.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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118426
label
Fragment
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
118426
contentType
object
title
Fragment
description
The fragment preserves a winged quadruped in blue on a gray-beige background with the details of the animal in the ground color. Below the animal are foliate sprigs in blue.
date
1000s–1100s
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Textile
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 20 x 22.6 cm (7 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
cul
Iran or Iraq
accession
1939.47
Source extras
tec
Silk: soumak, or twisted tapestry
tombstone
Fragment, 1000s–1100s. Iran or Iraq. Silk: soumak, or twisted tapestry; overall: 20 x 22.6 cm (7 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.47
collection
T - Islamic
citations
citation
Underhill, Gertrude. “Textiles from the H. A. Elsberg Collection.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 26, no. 9, 1939, pp. 143–146.
page_number
Mentioned: pp. 143, 146
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 684
citation
<em>Woven Treasures of Persian Art; Persian Textiles from the 6th to the 19th Century</em>. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum, 1959.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 26, cat. no. 22; Reproduced: p. 36, cat. no. 22
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 216
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 216
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:07:46.744000
sourceId
118426
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Silk: soumak, or twisted tapestry
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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4b80ed57389a9458