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Cloth of Gold with Rabbit Wheels Lampas; silk and gold thread Eastern Iranian world, about 1225-1260 The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1993.140 (Cat. no. 45) The lavish amount of gold-used here for both the pattern and the background-reflects the extravagant taste of the Mongols. Known as "cloths of gold," such textiles were primarily woven for the official costumes of the Mongol court. Repeated roundels enclose four rabbits that share two pairs of ears and run in a circle. This motif, known as an animal wheel, is very ancient in Asia. Rabbits are commonly found on eastern Iranian metalwork dating from around 1200. Although the Mongol conquest of the Eastern Iranian world had taken place (1220-22), traditional silk patterns continued to be produced through the mid-1200s.
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156985
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Cloth of Gold with Rabbit Wheels
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Cloth of Gold with Rabbit Wheels
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Cloth of Gold with Rabbit Wheels Lampas; silk and gold thread Eastern Iranian world, about 1225-1260 The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1993.140 (Cat. no. 45) The lavish amount of gold-used here for both the pattern and the background-reflects the extravagant taste of the Mongols. Known as "cloths of gold," such textiles were primarily woven for the official costumes of the Mongol court. Repeated roundels enclose four rabbits that share two pairs of ears and run in a circle. This motif, known as an animal wheel, is very ancient in Asia. Rabbits are commonly found on eastern Iranian metalwork dating from around 1200. Although the Mongol conquest of the Eastern Iranian world had taken place (1220-22), traditional silk patterns continued to be produced through the mid-1200s.
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c. 1225–50
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en
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Q79947105
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Overall: 65.5 x 23.2 cm (25 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
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Eastern Iran
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1993.14
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Silk and gold thread: lampas
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Cloth of Gold with Rabbit Wheels, c. 1225–50. Eastern Iran. Silk and gold thread: lampas; overall: 65.5 x 23.2 cm (25 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1993.140
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citation
“1993 Annual Report.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 81, no. 6 (July 1994): 143–218.
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Mentioned: p. 167
citation
Watt, James C. Y., Anne E. Wardwell, and Morris Rossabi. <em>When silk was gold: Central Asian and Chinese textiles</em>. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art in cooperation with the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1997.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 45, pp. 158–159
citation
Andrew, Sue. "Leaps and Bounds: Crossing Continents and Cultures." In <em>The Three Hares: A Curiosity Worth Regarding</em>. Tom Greeves, Sue Andrew and Chris Chapman, pp. 232-255. South Molton: Skerryvore Productions Ltd., 2016.
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Mentioned: pp. 37, 234, 240–241 Reproduced: p. 232
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:10:07.090000
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156985
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Textiles
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Silk and gold thread: lampas
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