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Source Description
This fragment preserves a roundel containing a king on horseback. He has a falcon in his left hand and a leafy branch in his right. The roundel’s border is ornamented with a scrolling foliate vine. Interspaces contain partial oval medallions enclosing an eight-pointed star within which is a four-directional palmette. Joining the roundels at their cardinal points are x-shaped geometric figures.
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Document identity
localId
150818
label
Fragment with Equestrian Falconer King
core
obj
dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
150818
contentType
object
title
Fragment with Equestrian Falconer King
description
This fragment preserves a roundel containing a king on horseback. He has a falcon in his left hand and a leafy branch in his right. The roundel’s border is ornamented with a scrolling foliate vine. Interspaces contain partial oval medallions enclosing an eight-pointed star within which is a four-directional palmette. Joining the roundels at their cardinal points are x-shaped geometric figures.
date
before 1982
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79933658
genreSpecific
Textile
imageCount
1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 34.5 x 28.5 cm (13 9/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
cul
Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258)
accession
1982.18
Source extras
tec
Silk: lampas weave
tombstone
Fragment with Equestrian Falconer King, before 1982. Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 34.5 x 28.5 cm (13 9/16 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.18
collection
T - Islamic
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: p. 52, no. 66
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:47:04.768000
sourceId
150818
dept
Textiles
coll
T - Islamic
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Silk: lampas weave
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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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