Description
This fragment preserves three large, aligned, tangent ovals in a column. Each oval contains a senmurv ornamented with foliate and geometric forms; the border contains a stylized foliate motif. Ovals are joined at their cardinal points with a cross-shaped geometric figure within a smaller oval bordered with pearls. Interspaces contain X-shaped medallions consisting of four palmettes around a diamond center.
According to recent analysis of the museum’s Buyid and Abbasid textile materials, some have been identified as modern reproductions.
According to recent analysis of the museum’s Buyid and Abbasid textile materials, some have been identified as modern reproductions.
Provenance
(Nassiri Amini, Tehran, Iran, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?-1971); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1971-)
Accession Number
1971.22
Medium
Silk: lampas weave
Dimensions
Overall: 101.4 x 45.7 cm (39 15/16 x 18 in.)
Classification
Textile
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund