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Title

Textile Fragment

Dating

750 to 1258 C.E.

Accession Number

1981.22

Dimensions

37 x 24.6 cm (14 9/16 x 9 11/16 in.)

Culture

Eran (Abbasid)

Collection

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Materials

Silk

Object Type

Textiles

"The fragment preserves two oval compartments from a design of linked ovals each containing a recumbent ibex. The ibexes are addorsed linking each compartment to the next is a concentric oval device containing in the center a crescent moon. The design in pale blue, tan, and cream on a deep navy blue ground is oriented at right angles to the warp."

Image Source

Copyright Status

CC0 1.0, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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