id:			146050
accession number:	1971.24
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.24
updated:		2022-01-04 16:44:02.644000

Enthroned King Flanked by Griffins, prior to 1971. Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 46 x 78.7 cm (18 1/8 x 31 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1971.24

title:				Enthroned King Flanked by Griffins
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creation date:			prior to 1971
creation date earliest:		800
creation date latest:		1971
current location:		
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258)
technique:	Silk: lampas weave
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 46 x 78.7 cm (18 1/8 x 31 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1971
	opening date:   1971-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1971</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Nassiri Amini, Tehran, Iran, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1971
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1971-
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digital description: 
This textile fragment preserves one complete and portions of 5 aligned roundels arranged in two rows (the top row fragmentary). Each roundel depicts an enthroned king flanked by crescents from his crown and griffins at his knees. Each king's robe and throne are ornamented with geometric patterns. Filling areas over the shoulders and at the feet of the king are stylized floral motifs outlined with pearls. The border is ornamented with stylized floral scroll. Interspaces contain an eight-pointed medallion.<br><br>According to recent analysis of the museum’s Buyid and Abbasid textile materials, some have been identified as modern reproductions.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1971.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 59, no. 1, 1972, pp. 3–46.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 45, no. 127
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152412

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 271
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n291

	Blair, Sheila S., et al. “Reevaluating the Date of the ‘Buyid’ Silks by Epigraphic and Radiocarbon Analysis.” <em>Ars Orientalis</em>, vol. 22, 1992, pp. 1–41.
	page number: 	This article provides an overview of the Buyid textile debate, but this specific textile is not referenced.
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/4629423

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