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Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles and Facing Lions

13th century
Not on view
The design on this fragmentary textile consists of two rows of roundels: the upper roundels contain double-headed eagles, and the lower ones, confronted lions. The roundels are situated against a dense vegetal background. The luxurious medium, together with the combination of these two creatures, would have carried regal significance in the Seljuq period and beyond.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles and Facing Lions
  • Date: 13th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran or Turkey
  • Medium: Silk, gilded animal substrate around a silk core; plain and twill weave (lampas)
  • Dimensions: H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
    W. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles
  • Credit Line: Gift of George Hecksher, 2011
  • Object Number: 2012.338
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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