Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Identifier
T.60-2000
Acquisition
Given in memory of Florence Akst
Collection
Material
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
173 cm (length)
2 cm (width)
Production time
Production place

Description

Middle East, Textile; A tablet-woven garter with silk warp and red cotton weft; the end braids and tassels are missing. It is decorated in red and white with green and black edgings. The main patterns, separated by a pattern of blocks, they are: an arabic inscription within a panel (Jerusalem); a peakock standing on a cypress tree; a two-headed bird below a sprig of tulips and pomegranates and a pair of birds below a large tulip; a pair of birds between sprigs of flowers and a large carnation; a similar motif including a round vase; a meander of carnation heads; a meander with birds and carnations; three adjoining panels with inscriptions in arabic script (not yet translated); a repeat of the meander with birds and carnations; a repeat of the pair of birds with a large carnation; a repeat of the peacock on the cypress tree.