Cloth of gold with winged lions and griffins
1225–75
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Cloth of gold with winged lions and griffins, 1225–75. Central Asia. Silk and gold thread: lampas; overall: 124 x 48.8 cm (48 13/16 x 19 3/16 in.); mounted: 135.6 x 59.4 cm (53 3/8 x 23 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1989.50
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- Silk and gold thread: lampas
- Dimensions
- Overall: 124 x 48.8 cm (48 13/16 x 19 3/16 in.); Mounted: 135.6 x 59.4 cm (53 3/8 x 23 3/8 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1989.50
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Notable Acquisitions, When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian & Chinese Textiles from the Cleveland and Metropolitan Museums of Art, The Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia 1256-1353, The World of Kubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty, Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250-1900
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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