Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles and Facing Lions
Object type: Textile fragment
Department: Islamic Art
Date: 13th century
Medium: Silk, gilded animal substrate around a silk core; plain and twill weave (lampas)
Dimensions: H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
W. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
Classification: Textiles
Geography: Attributed to    Iran or Turkey  
Credit line: Gift of George Hecksher, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Lions|Eagles