Textile with Processions of Rams
second rotation: November 9, 2012–February 10, 2013
This remarkably well-preserved textile showing rams could have been produced in a Sasanian center in Iran or even Iraq. Sasanian imperial works of this quality were valued along the Silk Road and made their way as far as eastern Central Asia and China. Like the gold objects in this exhibition, such textiles were luxury goods that denoted status in the nomadic cultures of Central Asia.
This remarkably well-preserved textile showing rams could have been produced in a Sasanian center in Iran or even Iraq. Sasanian imperial works of this quality were valued along the Silk Road and made their way as far as eastern Central Asia and China. Like the gold objects in this exhibition, such textiles were luxury goods that denoted status in the nomadic cultures of Central Asia.
Artwork Details
- Title: Textile with Processions of Rams
- Date: 5th–8th century
- Culture: Iran, Afghanistan or China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region)
- Medium: Silk samite
- Dimensions: Before Conservation: Warp 19 7/8 in. (50.5 cm); Weft 15 9/16 in. (39.5 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Woven
- Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2005
- Object Number: 2005.134
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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first quarter of the 18th century
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8th–9th century
Eastern Central Asia
11th–12th century
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