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Lampas with scenes of wild animals
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About this work
Amidst small floral motifs, deer, and antelopes, cheetahs in one row attack deer, while in the alternating row lions seize wild asses.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineLampas with scenes of wild animals, late 1500s–early 1600s. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas, brocaded; overall: 55.4 x 28.5 cm (21 13/16 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.38
