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Textile fragment with hare in interlaced octagons
Textile fragment with hare in interlaced octagons

Textile fragment with hare in interlaced octagons

11th–12th century
Object PlaceIran
Medium/TechniqueSilk triple cloth
DimensionsWidth x length: 19.7 x 14.6 cm (7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.)
Credit LineSeth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession number51.252
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ClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsAn Arabic inscription beside each falconer read, "The exalted army chief, may God aid him."ProvenanceCharles Ratton, Paris; sold by Ratton to Adolph Loewi, Los Angeles; 1951, sold by Loewi to the MFA for $280. (Accession Date: February 8, 1951)