Title
Felt-Backed Kilim
Dating
360 to 260 B.C.E.
Accession Number
Dimensions
2'4.5" x 1'11" (72 x 58 cm)
Culture
Agŋe (Yuezhi), Xuŋa (Xiongnu)
Collection
Private Collection
Materials
Felt
Object Type
Textiles
The border woven separately and applied, damage at one end, slight staining, original white felt backing.
Provenance:
Acquired in Kathmandu, 1995
A carbon 14 test conducted by ETH, Zurich, sample ETH-42000/1, gives the following result:
68.2 probability
360 B.C.E. (52.7 290 B.C.E.)
230 B.C.E. (15.5 200 B.C.E.)
95.4 probability
360 B.C.E. (60.3 270 B.C.E.)
260 B.C.E. (35.1 180 B.C.E.)
Both the central field and the border were sampled, and gave very close results.
Image Source
Copyright Status
Public Domain: Non-creative photograph of a two-dimensional work of art in the Public Domain, Christie's