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Ogival Lattice with Horizontal Design
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About this work
There is a pomegranate design in each ogee (pointed arch) of this silk brocade fragment. The pomegranate is a small tree originating in Persia (today’s Iran) bearing fruit of deep red flesh filled with hundreds of seeds. The pomegranate has been revered as a symbol for health and fertility by many civilizations. In Islam the pomegranate is associated with paradise as described in the Qur’an.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineOgival Lattice with Horizontal Design, 1600–1650. Turkey, Bursa. Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas weave; average: 138.4 x 62.9 cm (54 1/2 x 24 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1679.a
