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Fragment of trim from a coat
Persian (?)
Sasanian ?
5th-6th century A.D.
Place of Manufacture: Iran or Mesopotamia; Findspot: Antinoe (excavation site), Egypt
Medium/Technique
Silk; twill weave with complementary wefts and inner warps (samite)
Dimensions
Height x width: 18.5 x 31 cm (7 5/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number04.1620
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSilk samit with 1/2 twill ground; blue, red, green, and white wefts. The ground is dark blue, the design consists of an ogival framework formed by undulating stems bearing flowers and leaves, and joined by rosette-like flowers, enclosing conventional, symmetrical plant forms or disks with affonted birds woven with light green and two shades of light brown silk.
ProvenancePurchased by the donor for 800 francs. Nov. 3, 1904