Textile

13th century

Not on view

The intricate pattern on this textile features paired griffins, foxes, and birds arranged among vine scrolls and palmette trees. The similarity of its motifs, design, and technique to earlier textile traditions of eastern Iran points to westward migration of artisans in response to Mongol expansion. Several collections preserve fragments of the same textile, perhaps part of a tunic.

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Title: Textile
Date: 13th century
Geography: Attributed to Syria
Medium: Silk; warp faced plain weave
Dimensions: Textile:
L. 17 in. (43.2 cm)
W. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm)
Mount:
L. 22 in. (55.9 cm)
W. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm)
D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1947
Object Number: 47.15
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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