Woven Silk
1000-1200 (made)
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Silk fragment, depicting paired turbanned figures sitting beneath a stylised tree, framed with a teardrop medallion filled with Arabic calligraphy, Iran, 1000-1200
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Compound weave |
| Brief description | Middle East, Textile; Fragment, silk compound weave with repeat pattern of teardrop medallions containing paired figures seated beneath a stylised tree, possibly Rayy, Buyid Iran, 1000-1200 |
| Physical description | Silk fragment, depicting paired turbanned figures sitting beneath a stylised tree, framed with a teardrop medallion filled with Arabic calligraphy, Iran, 1000-1200 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The Arabic inscription is said to quote the verses of 6th-century poet Ka`b ibn Zuhair, referring to the impermanence of life.
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| Accession number | T.94-1937 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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