Fragment: Griffin
Date11th-12th century
Maker
Islamic
Object number55.68
Provenance[Adolph Loewi, Inc., New York] until 1955; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1955
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Patterns of Fiber: Textiles from the Seattle Art Museum Collection, Dec. 18, 1980 - Mar. 1, 1981.Published ReferencesAckerman, Phyllis. "Medieval Silk Weaving from Antioch, Byzantine Work of a School Previously Islamic." Illustrated London-News, Aug. 15, 1936: p. 274.
Underhill. Gertrude. "A Tenth Century Byzantine Silk from Antioch." Bulletin XXIX (1942): p. 6.Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions10 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. (26.04 x 14.92 cm)
MediumPlain and compound woven silk
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