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Silk textile fragment: Layla visiting Majnun in the wilderness, Ghiyath
Silk textile fragment: Layla visiting Majnun in the wilderness, Ghiyath

Silk textile fragment: Layla visiting Majnun in the wilderness, Ghiyath

Late 16th to early 17th century
Object PlaceIran
Medium/TechniqueSilk and metal-wrapped Silk; brocaded lampas
Dimensions69 x 68 cm (27 3/16 x 26 3/4 in.); Legacy dimension: 0.68 x 0.69
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number28.17
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
Inscriptions"work of Ghiyath," appears on Layla's litterProvenanceDenman Ross collection, Feb. 2, 1928.