Fragment
13th century-14th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Eleven fragments of checked red, blue and beige silk. The differing sizes of checks show that these fragments originally came from two distinct textiles or groups of (seven from a group with larger checks, four from a group with smaller). Those with the smaller checks are more finely woven.
Larger pattern group: Z-spun silk (warp approx. 16-18 threads pcm, weft approx. 16-18 threads pcm).
Smaller pattern group: Z-spun silk (warp approx. 25 threads pcm, weft approx. 25 threads pcm).
Larger pattern group: Z-spun silk (warp approx. 16-18 threads pcm, weft approx. 16-18 threads pcm).
Smaller pattern group: Z-spun silk (warp approx. 25 threads pcm, weft approx. 25 threads pcm).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk |
| Brief description | Fragments of checked silk, Iran, 13th century-14th century |
| Physical description | Eleven fragments of checked red, blue and beige silk. The differing sizes of checks show that these fragments originally came from two distinct textiles or groups of (seven from a group with larger checks, four from a group with smaller). Those with the smaller checks are more finely woven. Larger pattern group: Z-spun silk (warp approx. 16-18 threads pcm, weft approx. 16-18 threads pcm). Smaller pattern group: Z-spun silk (warp approx. 25 threads pcm, weft approx. 25 threads pcm). |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr A.D.H. Bivar |
| Object history | Registered File number 1987/1470. Excavated at Ghubayra, near Kirman, Iran. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | L. Woolley, "Mediaeval Textiles Excavated at Ghubayra", Iran 37 (1989): 51-56. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.194-1987 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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