Fragment with mythological animals in roundels
10th–11th century
Object Placepossibly Baghdad
Medium/TechniqueSilk and cotton plain weave [mulham], embroidered with silk and metal-wrapped thread
DimensionsOverall: 68.5 x 50.5 cm (26 15/16 x 19 7/8 in.)
Credit LineArchibald Cary Coolidge Fund
Accession number37.103
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Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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Provenance1937, Melanie (Mrs. Paul) Mallon, New York; 1937, sold by Mrs. Mallon to the MFA for $10,017.73. (Accession Date: January 14, 1937)
1870 to 1890
1870 to 1890
mid 19th century
about 1630–40
16th or 17th century
14th century
late 18th–early 19th century
17th century
mid-19th century
late 18th century
18th century