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Source Description
Large roundels with pearl borders enclose eight palmette trees radiating from a central abstract floral motif. The large roundels are linked to each other along their vertical and horizontal axes by small roundels, also having pearl borders, that enclose a square and four crescents. Between these links, the large roundels are interrupted by small roundels enclosing single recumbent ibexes. The pattern, which is completely reversible, appears in tan on a dark blue background, or vice versa.
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Document identity
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130308
label
Fragment
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object
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1
Source metadata
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130308
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object
title
Fragment
description
Large roundels with pearl borders enclose eight palmette trees radiating from a central abstract floral motif. The large roundels are linked to each other along their vertical and horizontal axes by small roundels, also having pearl borders, that enclose a square and four crescents. Between these links, the large roundels are interrupted by small roundels enclosing single recumbent ibexes. The pattern, which is completely reversible, appears in tan on a dark blue background, or vice versa.
date
before 1952
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79912053
genreSpecific
Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 43.8 x 36.8 cm (17 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.)
cul
Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055)
accession
1952.83
Source extras
tec
Silk: compound tabby
tombstone
Fragment, before 1952. Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: compound tabby; overall: 43.8 x 36.8 cm (17 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.83
collection
T - Islamic
citations
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. 678
citation
Lemberg, Mechthild. 1973. “The Buyid Silks of the Abegg Foundation, Berne.” <em>Bulletin du CIETA. Centre international d'étude des textiles anciens</em>. No. 37 1973 – I. p. 11-54
page_number
p. 52, no. 1105
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:43:59.328000
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130308
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Silk: compound tabby
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1
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0
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photo
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