Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment with star pattern and griffins

Date

950–1050

Medium

silk: plain weave variation with supplementary weft

Culture

Iraq or Iran, Buyid period

Department

Textiles

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This fragment's design consists of interlaced bands, bordered with inner band of foliate ornament, forming an eight-pointed star with center of floriated cross and flanked in four corner compartments by winged griffins. It was woven in green and white silk. The warp in green silk has two wefts, one of green silk and one of white silk floss for the design.

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