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7th century · Silk split-stitch embroidery on plain-weave silk · Asian Art

Boar heads set in pearl roundels were an important protective motif popular in Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. Paintings that show textiles with boar roundels and peacocks are found in the Buddhist caves of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, attesting to the importance of this subject in Buddhist contexts.

Artist

Unknown

Date

7th century

Medium

Silk split-stitch embroidery on plain-weave silk

Culture

Iran, Afghanistan or China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Sir Joseph Hotung Gift, 2004