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Source Description
This fragment preserves rows of tangent roundels, each containing pair of griffins flanking a tree. Borders of the roundels are ornamented with small medallions enclosing animals or a floral device. The interspaces between roundels are filled with geometric floral figures.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
150819
label
Fragment with Griffins in Roundels
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
150819
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object
title
Fragment with Griffins in Roundels
description
This fragment preserves rows of tangent roundels, each containing pair of griffins flanking a tree. Borders of the roundels are ornamented with small medallions enclosing animals or a floral device. The interspaces between roundels are filled with geometric floral figures.
date
before 1982
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79933660
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Textile
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 35.5 x 30.5 cm (14 x 12 in.)
cul
Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Seljuq period (1037–1194)
accession
1982.19
Source extras
tec
Silk: lampas weave
tombstone
Fragment with Griffins in Roundels, before 1982. Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Seljuq period (1037–1194). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 35.5 x 30.5 cm (14 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.19
collection
T - Islamic
relatedWorks
id
142306
description
Fragments with Griffins in Roundels, before 1966. Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Seljuq period (1037–1194). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 41 x 32.8 cm (16 1/8 x 12 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Abegg 1966.136.a
id
142307
description
Fragments with Griffins in Roundels, before 1966. Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Seljuq period (1037–1194). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 34.2 x 17 cm (13 7/16 x 6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Abegg 1966.136.b
id
142305
description
Fragments with Griffins in Roundels, before 1966. Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Seljuq period (1037–1194). Silk: lampas weave; average: 41 x 32.8 cm (16 1/8 x 12 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Abegg 1966.136
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. 52, no. 1104
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. 67
url
www.jstor.org/stable/25159799
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:47:04.965000
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150819
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Silk: lampas weave
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photo
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