
Publication Date:
9/9/22
Revision Date:
9/9/22
Iranian Textiles Among The Early Turks
Various samples of Iranian textiles that were commonly utilized by the early Turkic nomads that had migrated to Central Asia.
Alanic Samples


ca. 7th - 9th Century C.E. - MET
Sogdian / Central Asian Samples

Textile Fragment - Undetermined Date - Collections at GW

A silk samite fragment, probably Sogdian - Undetermined Date - Sothebys

Four silk samite fragments, probably Sogdian - Undetermined Date - Sothebys

A silk samite fragment, probably Sogdian - Undetermined Date - Sothebys

Textile - 3rd - 9th Century C.E. - VA

Garment - 6th - 7th Century C.E. - Collections at GW

Garment - 6th - 8th Century C.E. - Collections at GW

Samit - 6th - 8th Century C.E. - Collections at GW

Textile - 7th Century C.E. - British Museum - CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Ribbon - 7th Century C.E. - Pascal Michaud

Textile with Boar's Head Roundels - 7th Century C.E. - MET

Textile Fragment - 7th - 8th Century C.E. - Collections at GW

Textile Fragment - 7th - 8th Century C.E. - Collections at GW

A Silk Samite Fragment, Probably Sogdian - 7th - 8th Century C.E. - Sothebys

Textile Fragment - 7th - 8th Century C.E. - Pascal Michaud

Textile Fragment - 7th - 8th Century C.E. - Pascal Michaud

Textile Fragment - 7th - 8th Century C.E. - Pascal Michaud

A rare and important silk lampas robe, Central Asia, Sogdiana, 7th/8th century - 7th - 8th Century C.E. - Sothebys

A rare silk lampas robe, Sogdiana, Central Asia - 7th - 8th Century C.E. - Sothebys

A fine and impressive silk lampas robe, Central Asia, Sogdiana - 7th - 8th Century C.E. - Sothebys

A rare and important silk robe, Sogdiana, Central Asia - 7th - 8th Century C.E. - Sothebys

A Silk Brocade Textile Fragment with Birds in Lotus Roundels, Sogdiana, Central Asia - 7th - 8th Century C.E. - Sothebys

A rare pair of silk lampas trousers, Sogdiana, Central Asia - 7th - 8th Century C.E. - Sothebys

Textile with Horned Animals in a Pearl Roundel - 7th - 9th Century C.E. - MET

Textile Fragment - 7th - 9th Century C.E. - Collections at GW

An exceptional silk samite shirt with ducks, Central Asia, Sogdiana, 7th-9th century - 7th - 9th Century C.E. - Sothebys
