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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 33.371. 50X43 cm (Ellen Page Hall Fund). | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 33.371. 50X43 cm (Ellen Page Hall Fund). | ||
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+ | Silk lampas with supplementary discontinuous metal-wrapped patterning wefts. | ||
− | Fragment of shroud | + | Fragment of shroud believed to have been part of the shroud of a bishop of Burgo de Osma. Design of pairs of lions attacking human-headed birds within circles connected by smaller circles containing inscriptions, woven with red, green, and light brown silk (weft) and gold thread (brocaded). The inscription has been translated by R. Guest as follows "This was made in the town of Baghdad, may God guard it."[1]. |
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[[File:MFA 33.371 result.PNG|Frame|two threads, red and green, were collected for dye analysis, analyzed by prof. R. Larusen at Boston University]] | [[File:MFA 33.371 result.PNG|Frame|two threads, red and green, were collected for dye analysis, analyzed by prof. R. Larusen at Boston University]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Dye Analysis]] | [[Category:Dye Analysis]] | ||
[[Category:Cultural Artifacts]] | [[Category:Cultural Artifacts]] | ||
[[Category:Textiles]] | [[Category:Textiles]] |
Revision as of 12:15, 10 August 2017
Artifact Information
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 33.371. 50X43 cm (Ellen Page Hall Fund).
Silk lampas with supplementary discontinuous metal-wrapped patterning wefts.
Fragment of shroud believed to have been part of the shroud of a bishop of Burgo de Osma. Design of pairs of lions attacking human-headed birds within circles connected by smaller circles containing inscriptions, woven with red, green, and light brown silk (weft) and gold thread (brocaded). The inscription has been translated by R. Guest as follows "This was made in the town of Baghdad, may God guard it."[1].
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References
[1] http://https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/fragment-with-wrestling-lions-and-harpies-66254