Fragment with birds, flowers, and animal predators
18th century
Object PlaceIran
Medium/TechniqueSilk, metal-wrapped silk, and gilt-silver strips; plain weave with complementary wefts and inner warps (taqueté), brocaded
DimensionsHeight x width: 32 11/16 x 12 3/16 in. (83 x 31 cm)
Credit LineJohn Wheelock Eliot Fund et al
Accession number51.731
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ProvenanceJohn Wheelock Eliot Fund et al., May 10, 1951.
17th century
Third quarter of the 18th century
Late 18th or first half of the 19th century
19th century
First quarter of the 17th century
Early 18th century
1710–11 (A.H. 1122)
Probably early 18th century
11th or 12th century
5th-6th century A.D.
19th century
16th century