Cleveland Museum of Art
Fragment with eagles in roundels from the Reliquary of Saint Librada in Siguenza Cathedral
- Date
- 1100–50
- Medium
- Silk and gold thread: lampas weave
- Culture
- Spain, Almeria
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
This fragment belongs to a group of Spanish silks characterized by their design of aligned, slightly oval roundels that frame animals or birds. A single heraldic eagle fills the center of the roundel, and under his talons are Arabic inscriptions that read Blessing . The beaded border is animated with composite beasts and harpies. It was made during a period when the Islamic cities of Spain were the leading producers of luxury silks in Europe.
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