id:			118426
accession number:	1939.47
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.47
updated:		2020-11-04 19:54:24.756000

Fragment, 1000s - 1100s. Iran or Iraq, 11th-12th century. Soumak, or twisted tapestry; silk; overall: 20 x 22.6 cm (7 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1939.47

title:				Fragment
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creation date:			1000s - 1100s
creation date earliest:		1000
creation date latest:		1199
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Iran or Iraq, 11th-12th century
technique:	soumak, or twisted tapestry; silk
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Forgery
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measurements: Overall: 20 x 22.6 cm (7 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum, Woven Treasures of Persian Art, April 1-May 23, 1959.

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PROVENANCE

	H. A. Elsberg Collection.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 684
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n125

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 216
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n240

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 216
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n240

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IMAGES

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