Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black textile with gold-colored patterns. The textile is rectangular and oriented vertically. It has a border on the left side with a grid-like pattern. The main body of the textile is divided into horizontal sections. The top section has 3 rows of 6 circular floral motifs. Below that, there is a horizontal band with a leaf-like pattern, followed by 3 rows of 8 circular floral motifs. The next section has a horizontal band with a geometric pattern, then 3 rows of 8 floral circular motifs. The fifth section has a horizontal band with a geometric pattern, then 3 rows of 8 circular floral motifs. The bottom section has a horizontal band with a grid-like pattern. The background of the image is gray. The artist and title of the piece is unknown.