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Fragment
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Fragment

before 1948 · Silk: lampas weave

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

On a blue ground is a pattern in white (now faded to cream) and red (now beige) of paired confronted birds repeated in staggered horizontal rows against scrolling foliation.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineFragment, before 1948. Iran, Rayy, late 12th or early 13th century. Silk: lampas weave; overall: 15.2 x 33.6 cm (6 x 13 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1948.501

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