Tunic fragment with lion killing khilin in octagonal medallions, after 1950 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Silk: lampas weave, Overall: 113.7 x 86.7 cm (44 3/4 x 34 1/8 in.). Gift of the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.23. Copyrighted.

Tunic fragment with lion killing khilin in octagonal medallions

after 1950 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Tunic fragment with lion killing khilin in octagonal medallions, after 1950 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 113.7 x 86.7 cm (44 3/4 x 34 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art 1982.23

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Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: Silk: lampas weave
Medium: silk, lampas, weave
Dimensions: Overall: 113.7 x 86.7 cm (44 3/4 x 34 1/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Glory and good fortune to the most exalted amir Abu al-ra'is[?] Kahlaf[?] bin Mansur al-Tawa'i [?], may God prolong his existen[ce]! In the year three and [tw]o hundred in the city of Baghdad. Remark: inscription at each shoulder of the front
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1982.23
Credit Line: Gift of the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibitions: The Year in Review for 1982
Rights Statement: Copyrighted