Woven Tapestry Fragment. Dimensions: Textile: L. 12 in. (30.5 cm) W. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm)Mount: L. 23 13/16 in. (60.5 cm) W. 17 13/16 in. (45.2 cm) D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm). Date: mid-8th century.The overall pattern on this tapestry-woven cloth, possibly a floor covering, with staggered rows of rosettes, resembles textiles depicted on the rock reliefs of the late sixth- to early seventh-century Sasanian monument at Taq-i Bustan. On the basis of inscriptions on two closely related textiles, this fragment has been dated to the reign of the Umayyad caliph Marwan II (r. 744-49). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Woven Tapestry Fragment. Dimensions: Textile: L. 12 in. (30.5 cm) W. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm)Mount: L. 23 13/16 in. (60.5 cm) W. 17 13/16 in. (45.2 cm) D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm). Date: mid-8th century.The overall pattern on this tapestry-woven cloth, possibly a floor covering, with staggered rows of rosettes, resembles textiles depicted on the rock reliefs of the late sixth- to early seventh-century Sasanian monument at Taq-i Bustan. On the basis of inscriptions on two closely related textiles, this fragment has been dated to the reign of the Umayyad caliph Marwan II (r. 744-49). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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