Silk with Griffins first half 13th century Central Asian, Sicilian, or North African This exceptionally rare medieval textile is stylistically close to silks from the palls of 13th-century tombs excavated from the royal necropolis at Las Huelgas in Burgos. The extensive use of metallic threads creates a reflective quality and gives texture to the animated griffins. At the upper end, a band of repeating palmettes acts as a bridge to a partly lost pseudo-Kufic inscription. The piece is said to have been purchased from a Tibetan monastery, suggesting that it may have been sent eastward as a gift

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• Image ID: 2HHTPWH
• File size: 6.4 MB (535.6 KB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 1127 x 2000 px | 19.1 x 33.9 cm | 7.5 x 13.3 inches | 150dpi
• Date taken: 19 January 2022

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Silk with Griffins first half 13th century Central Asian, Sicilian, or North African This exceptionally rare medieval textile is stylistically close to silks from the palls of 13th-century tombs excavated from the royal necropolis at Las Huelgas in Burgos. The extensive use of metallic threads creates a reflective quality and gives texture to the animated griffins. At the upper end, a band of repeating palmettes acts as a bridge to a partly lost pseudo-Kufic inscription. The piece is said to have been purchased from a Tibetan monastery, suggesting that it may have been sent eastward as a gift soon after its manufacture.. Silk with Griffins. Central Asian, Sicilian, or North African. first half 13th century. Silk, silver-gilt metal on parchment over cotton. Textiles-Woven