Textile Fragment with Confronted Deer in Partial Pearl Roundel with Serrated Outer Border
Fragment of square textile with rough, frayed edges. Two deer face each other. Deer have red bodies with green and yellow diamond patterns on sides. Heads have red, green and yellow details with blue curved horns and are on either side of empty space. Deer are within large pearlescent roundel; border is green with yellow dots. Outer border is red with serrated edge and green design. Background of textile around deer is beige.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 8th–9th century
- Medium
- Silk
- Culture
- Eastern Iran or Sogdiana
- Dimensions
- 599 × 442 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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