Medallions with confronting peacocks
Unknown Artist
1660–1955 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)
Medium
Silk: lampas weave
Dimensions
59 × 57.4 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mallon
Accession Number
1968.73
About this artwork
This textile preserves six ovals aligned in two vertical columns; the top two ovals are fragmentary. Columns are separated by two guard lines that are interrupted by smaller vertical almond-shaped motifs; these are tangent to the large ovals at the widest point. Each large oval, bordered by a band of floriated Kufic, has a central ogival medallion, also bordered with floriated Kufic, with palmettes at each end. The medallions are placed on a ground of white on white with small aligned circles. I...