* Un fragment de textile attribué à l’époque Safavid (lampas - Lot 178

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* Un fragment de textile attribué à l’époque Safavid (lampas - Lot 178
* Un fragment de textile attribué à l’époque Safavid (lampas), Iran. This fragment of lampas belongs to a group which is attributed to Safavid period. Some historians attribute this group to the 16th century and some others atribute this group to the end of the 16th century and to the 17th century. Due to lack of scientific analysis, we don’t prefer to prononce us. Some fragments of this group have appeared on the market on the last decades. -1) One of the another part of the same textile has been sold in Arts of the Islamic World, sale L06220 Lot 125, session 1 | 05 Apr 2006 at 10:30 am, in London, New Bond Street, as a Fine and Rare Safavid silk textile fragment, late 16th century. - 2) An another fragment of the same design is now in the David Collection. This fragment is described as: Fragment of a lampas-woven textile, silk with metal lamella spun around a silk core Iran; 2nd half of 16th century H: 76: W: 34 cm. This fragment has been sold in Paris, years ago. The 16th century saw the appearance of the first Safavid silk textiles decorated with people in various situations in a garden-like setting. The figures were found in small groups, and for technical reasons, variety was created by using mirror images of the motif in the direction of the weave or by changing color combinations. The motifs were influenced by contemporary miniature painting. On this silk, a page offers fruit to his young master, who is wearing the Safavid turban topped by a stick and a long caftan of unpatterned cloth. Although clothing with figurative motifs is not found in miniature painting, the way this textile was cut shows that it must have been used for a garment. Barry O’Connell made an interesting statement. The types of coats are appropriate to mid sixteenth century. The attendant is very probably a Christian as signified by his headgear. To my point of view, Barry O’Connell is right. It is very possible t
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