Textile Fragment
Location
Era
Almoravid period (1100-1147)
Title
Textile Fragment
Date
12th c.
Materials
Silk, gold
Dimensions
10 x 23.5 cm
Credits
Gift of Mrs. F. Cleveland Morgan, inv. 1951.Dt.38
Collection
Archeology and World Cultures
The Almoravid period is characterized by a great surge in textile production. This fragment depicts an arrangement of birds executed in various coloured threads between architectural motifs, such as pillars and archways. The textile fragment is from a silk and gold tapestry that originally formed the alb of Abbot Biure (d. 1351) from the monastery of Sant Cugat del Vallès in Barcelona.
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