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Fragment with Mounted Hunter Spearing Animals
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The design originally consisted of a Tree of Life flanked by paired ibexes being pursued by a royal hunter. The latter, mounted on a fantastic creature, wears a Sasanian crown and holds a long spear. The fragment preserves most of the design to the right of the central tree, but only half of an ibex to the left of the tree.
| Artist / Maker | Anonymous, style of the Abbasid period (750–1258) or Buyid period (945–1055) |
|---|---|
| Date | before 1982 |
| Culture / Origin | Iran, style of the Abbasid period (750–1258) or Buyid period (945–1055) |
| Medium | Silk: lampas weave |
| Dimensions | Overall: 39 x 22 cm (15 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.) |
| Department | Textiles |
| Type | Textile |
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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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