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Fragment with paired phoenixes in vines

Persian
Ilkhanid Dynasty
Second half of the 14th century
Object Place: Tabriz or Sultaniya, Iran

Medium/Technique Silk and gold- and silver-wrapped linen; lampas
Dimensions 19 x 13.4 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number41.495
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionBlue ground with design of mythical birds in vines and leaves.
ProvenanceBy 1939, Adolph Loewi, Venice and Beverly Hills, CA; 1941, sold by Loewi to the MFA for $570. (Accession Date: June 5, 1941)