Fragment of a cenotaph cover

Details

• Title

  Fragment of a cenotaph cover

• Associated people

  Husain ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (AD 626 - 680) (subject)

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (place of creation)

• Date

  1710 - 1711 (AH 1122)
  Safavid Period (1501 - 1722)

• Material and technique

  silk, lampas woven

• Material index

  organic › animal › animal product › silk

• Technique index

  woven

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › funerary equipment;

  textile

• Dimensions

  85 x 71.5 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Art Fund and the Friends of the Ashmolean Museum, 2004.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 28 | Asian Crossroads

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2004.4

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