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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.133
Title
Textile with Ogival Lattice
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
c. 1300
Places
Creation Place: Central Asia, Unidentified Site
Culture
Central Asian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/51415

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lampas with silk and gold-wrapped silk threads
Dimensions
116 x 29 cm (45 11/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. E. M. Soudavar in honor of Dr. Tom Lentz
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
2004.133
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
An elaborate foliate arabesque fills the ogival compartments carved out by the undulating lattice. The checkerboard surface of the lattice, punctuated with swirling roundels, suggests an acquaintance with Mamluk silk textiles.

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