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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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