Who created "Fragment"?

Fragment was created by Islamic in 13th/14th century.

When was "Fragment" created?

This artwork was created 13th/14th century.

Fragment

Q: What medium is "Fragment"?

Fragment is Silk and gilt animal substrate wrapped silk, weft-faced three and four color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps and areas of detached plain weave of inner warps and complementary ground wefts (red).

Islamic

13th/14th century

Medium

Silk and gilt animal substrate wrapped silk, weft-faced three and four color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps and areas of detached plain weave of inner warps and complementary ground wefts (red)

Dimensions

10.3 × 13.2 cm (4 1/8 × 5 1/8 in.); Repeat: 8 × 8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.)

Classification

textile

Department

Textiles

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

68038

About the Artist

Islamic

Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...

Fragment

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