Fragment
Unknown Artist
before 1981
Medium
Silk: compound tabby
Dimensions
37 × 24.6 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Accession Number
1981.22
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The fragment preserves two oval compartments from a design of linked ovals each containing a recumbent ibex. The ibexes are addorsed linking each compartment to the next is a concentric oval device containing in the center a crescent moon. The design in pale blue, tan, and cream on a deep navy blue ground is oriented at right angles to the warp.