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Source Description
On the upper part of the fragment, a kneeling archer aims to the left. On the opposite side of a tree, another archer aims toward a camel. The animal’s mouth is open with its tongue extended in surprise as a large feline pounces on its back. <br><br>The Arabic inscription along the left edge gives a spurious date and name of the purported maker.
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Document identity
localId
154292
label
Panel with Hunters and Camel and Inscription
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
154292
contentType
object
title
Panel with Hunters and Camel and Inscription
description
On the upper part of the fragment, a kneeling archer aims to the left. On the opposite side of a tree, another archer aims toward a camel. The animal’s mouth is open with its tongue extended in surprise as a large feline pounces on its back. <br><br>The Arabic inscription along the left edge gives a spurious date and name of the purported maker.
date
1900s
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79941185
genreSpecific
Textile
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 101.5 x 43 cm (39 15/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
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Iran
accession
1988.99
Source extras
tec
Silk: lampas weave
tombstone
Panel with Hunters and Camel and Inscription, 1900s. Iran. Silk: lampas weave; overall: 101.5 x 43 cm (39 15/16 x 16 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1988.99
collection
T - Islamic
inscriptions
inscription
along the left edge is an Arabic inscription in Kufic script: "Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Nasir made it in the year three and two hundred [i.e. 818–819 CE]."
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1
didYouKnow
The lower portion of the silk is woven with 21 parallel lines.
citations
citation
“The Year in Review for 1988.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 76, no. 2, 1989, pp. 30–75.
page_number
Mentioned: no. 194, p. 74; Reproduced: no. 194, p. 50
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:58:46.762000
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154292
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Silk: lampas weave
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1
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0
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photo
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2059bb8bdb814e1e