Textile with Boar's Head Roundels

Iran, Afghanistan or China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region)

7th century

Not on view

Boar heads set in pearl roundels were an important protective motif popular in Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. Paintings that show textiles with boar roundels and peacocks are found in the Buddhist caves of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, attesting to the importance of this subject in Buddhist contexts.

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Title: Textile with Boar's Head Roundels
Date: 7th century
Culture: Iran, Afghanistan or China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region)
Medium: Silk split-stitch embroidery on plain-weave silk
Dimensions: Warp 22 1/16 in. (56 cm); weft (selvedge to selvedge) 18 7/8 in. (48 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit Line: Purchase, Sir Joseph Hotung Gift, 2004
Object Number: 2004.260
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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