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Source Description
The fragment preserves two oval compartments from a design of linked ovals each containing a recumbent ibex. The ibexes are addorsed linking each compartment to the next is a concentric oval device containing in the center a crescent moon. The design in pale blue, tan, and cream on a deep navy blue ground is oriented at right angles to the warp.
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Document identity
localId
150442
label
Fragment
core
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
150442
contentType
object
title
Fragment
description
The fragment preserves two oval compartments from a design of linked ovals each containing a recumbent ibex. The ibexes are addorsed linking each compartment to the next is a concentric oval device containing in the center a crescent moon. The design in pale blue, tan, and cream on a deep navy blue ground is oriented at right angles to the warp.
date
before 1981
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79932883
genreSpecific
Textile
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 37 x 24.6 cm (14 9/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
cul
Iran, style of the Abbasid period (750–1258)
accession
1981.22
Source extras
tec
Silk: compound tabby
tombstone
Fragment, before 1981. Iran, style of the Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: compound tabby; overall: 37 x 24.6 cm (14 9/16 x 9 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1981.22
collection
T - Islamic
citations
citation
Lemberg, Mechthild. “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. 51, no. 923
creditline
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:45:39.859000
sourceId
150442
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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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