Textile with Boar's Head Roundels

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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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