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Asian Art
Border of a shemakha
18th century
Wool
18 3/4 × 38 1/16 in. (47.7 × 96.6 cm)
Gift of Arthur Pope and Phyllis Ackerman
1944.68
Geography:
Possibly Iran
Possibly Caucasus
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Iranian, or Caucasian, Islamic
Period:
18th century
Classification:
Textiles
Provenance:
Arthur Upham Pope (1881–1969) and Phyllis Ackerman (1893–1977), New York; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1945
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.