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5th–8th century · Silk samite · Asian Art

second rotation: November 9, 2012–February 10, 2013 This remarkably well-preserved textile showing rams could have been produced in a Sasanian center in Iran or even Iraq. Sasanian imperial works of this quality were valued along the Silk Road and made their way as far as eastern Central Asia and China. Like the gold objects in this exhibition, such textiles were luxury goods that denoted status in the nomadic cultures of Central Asia.

Artist

Unknown

Date

5th–8th century

Medium

Silk samite

Culture

Iran, Afghanistan or China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2005