Textile with Birds and Horned Quadrupeds Flanking a Tree of Life, 11th–12th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk; warp faced plain weave, Textile: L. 17 in. (43.2 cm), Textiles-Woven, The motif of confronted animals on either side of a tree has a long history in Iran, but it became popular throughout the Byzantine empire and in the area around the Mediterranean Sea where Iranian textiles were traded
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Textile, Birds, Horned Quadrupeds Flanking, Tree, Life, 11th–12th century, Attributed, Iran, Silk, warp faced plain weave, L, 17, 43.2 cm, Textiles-Woven, motif, confronted animals, side, tree, long history, popular, Byzantine empire, area, Mediterranean Sea, Iranian textiles, traded
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