A SILK SAMITE FRAGMENT
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A SILK SAMITE FRAGMENT

SAFAVID IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH/FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY

已結束2024年10月24日

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GBP 2,000–3,000

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A SILK SAMITE FRAGMENT
SAFAVID IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH/FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
Depicting mythical animals, possibly phoenixes and dragons, in combat
26 3⁄8 x 13 7/8in. (67 x 35.2cm.)

Acquired from Ferro Ettehadieh, New York, 1983

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This once magnificent fragment is most likely from the same or a very closely related textile to one in the David Collection (Kjeld von Folsach and Anne-Marie Keblow Bernsted, Woven Treasures - Textiles from the World of Islam, Copenhagen, 1993, no.36, pp.113-114). Very much like its counterpart, one catches glimpses of the majestic wings, swooping tails and hooked claws of the combatant phoenixes and dragons.