Textile with Boar's Head Roundels

Iran, Afghanistan or China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region)

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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.

Textile with Boar's Head Roundels, Silk split-stitch embroidery on plain-weave silk, Iran, Afghanistan or China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region)

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Textile with Boar's Head Roundels, Silk split-stitch embroidery on plain-weave silk, Iran, Afghanistan or China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region)
Textile with Boar's Head Roundels, Silk split-stitch embroidery on plain-weave silk, Iran, Afghanistan or China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region)
Textile with Boar's Head Roundels, Silk split-stitch embroidery on plain-weave silk, Iran, Afghanistan or China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region)

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