Fragment with Inscription

Description

Two rows of foliated inscription in medium tan appear on a tan ground. The foliage is in dark brown. The second row is a mirror image of the orthograde inscription.

Provenance

(Nassiri Amini, Tehran, Iran, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?-1968); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1968-)

Fragment with Inscription

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before 1968

Accession Number

1968.231

Medium

Silk: lampas weave on compound tabby ground

Dimensions

Overall: 30.5 x 61 cm (12 x 24 in.)

Classification

Textile

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund