Textile Fragment
ca. AD900-1300 (made)
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A piece of woven silk / lampas in compound weave. Byzantine or Persian, ca. AD900-1300. The background is olive green with a design in blue and red. Roundels (approx 75mm wide) are across the fabric. Each encircle two beasts (lions?). The lions are back to back but with heads turned towards each other. Their claws are in red. There are some holes in the piece. The top edge has two lines of stitching holes across it.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | woven silk |
| Brief description | A compound twill lampas of beasts in roundels. Probably Byzantine or Persian, ca. AD900-1300. |
| Physical description | A piece of woven silk / lampas in compound weave. The background is olive green with a design in blue and red. Roundels (approx 75mm wide) are across the fabric. Each encircle two beasts (lions?). The lions are back to back but with heads turned towards each other. Their claws are in red. There are some holes in the piece. The top edge has two lines of stitching holes across it. |
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| Summary | A piece of woven silk / lampas in compound weave. Byzantine or Persian, ca. AD900-1300. The background is olive green with a design in blue and red. Roundels (approx 75mm wide) are across the fabric. Each encircle two beasts (lions?). The lions are back to back but with heads turned towards each other. Their claws are in red. There are some holes in the piece. The top edge has two lines of stitching holes across it. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1241-1864 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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