Detail View: The AMICA Library: Cloth of Gold with Rabbit Wheels
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1993.140
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Eastern Iranian world, second quarter to mid-13th century
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Title:
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Cloth of Gold with Rabbit Wheels
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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second quarter to mid-13th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1226
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Creation End Date:
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1250
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Materials and Techniques:
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lampas, silk and gold thread
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Style or Period:
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Eastern Iranian world, second quarter to mid-13th century
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 65.5cm x 23.2cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1993.140
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Credit Line:
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John L. Severance Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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Cloth of Gold with Rabbit WheelsLampas; silk and gold threadEastern Iranian world, about 1225-1260The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1993.140(Cat. no. 45)The lavish amount of gold-used here for both the pattern and thebackground-reflects the extravagant taste of the Mongols. Known as 'clothsof gold,' such textiles were primarily woven for the official costumes ofthe Mongol court.Repeated roundels enclose four rabbits that share two pairs of ears and runin a circle. This motif, known as an animal wheel, is very ancient in Asia.Rabbits are commonly found on eastern Iranian metalwork dating from around1200. Although the Mongol conquest of the Eastern Iranian world had takenplace (1220-22), traditional silk patterns continued to be producedthroughthe mid-1200s.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1993.140.tif
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