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Fragment with peacocks in ogival pattern
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About this work
Neither the design nor the technique of this silk provides clues to whether it was woven in Iran or Syria. As Iran and Iraq fell to the Mongol armies during the second quarter of the 1200s, many artisans fled to Syria, taking with them the techniques and patterns with which they were familiar. The inscriptions are purely decorative.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFragment with peacocks in ogival pattern, 1004–1260 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Iran or Iraq, possibly Rayy. Silk: plain weave with supplementary weft; overall: 24.1 x 22.9 cm (9 1/2 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.506
