Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Iran Central Asia (made) -
Subject
Senmurv SÄ«murgh
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Frame depth: 40mm
(Maximum), Frame width: 73cm
(Maximum), Frame height: 53cm
(Maximum), Textile side to side edges width: 544mm
(Maximum), Textile top to bottom edges length: 365mm
(Maximum)
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
8579-1863
Record ID
8579-1863
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment of a silk with a woven-in pattern showing a large composite beast in a roundel with a pearl border, Iran or Central Asia, 7th or 8th century
Sample Text
Transliteration,
Malzemeler ve teknikler
weft-faced compound silk twill, one repeat Silk Patterned Weave
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of a silk textile with a woven-in pattern in yellow against a faded bluish-green ground. The main feature is a composite beast facing right and set within a roundel with a pearl border. (The beast in the roundel to the left faced left, as can be seen from the fragment of its tail). At the four points where these roundels touch, there is a smaller roundel with a pearl border containing a crescent motif. A plant-based motif with eight extensions fills the interstices between the main roundels, but this is only partly visible in this cutting. The composite beast, which is often identified with the mythical bird of Iranian legend called the sÄnmurw or sÄ«murgh , has a peacock's tail, a dog's head and a lion's legs. The silk is a weft-faced compound twill. The main and binding warp are z-twist, while the weft has no discernible twist. There are several weaving mistakes (at least 8 points) where the warp has not lifted as the design required.
Üretim
Iran or Central Asia
Üslup
Sasanian
