Silk and Gold Textile

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tan-colored rectangular textile with frayed edges, featuring green and brown designs. The textile has a repeating pattern across its surface. Top and bottom borders contain a brown design on a tan background, with two horizontal rows of symmetrical curvilinear motifs; curvilinear scrolling shapes are on top, and scrolling wave shapes are on bottom. The main central area contains green and brown designs on a tan background, with a symmetrical arrangement of two large birds with spread wings; the birds appear to be standing on lions or other animals; they are positioned on either side of a tree or plant with long leaves; the tree or plant is flanked by green curvilinear scrolling plant-like motifs; the scrolling plant-like motifs also have a wave-like lower border.