Fragment with eagles in roundels from the Reliquary of Saint Librada in Siguenza Cathedral (Q60749065)
Label from: English (en)
collection:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
material used:
silk (Q37681)
gold thread (Q29586582)
fabrication method:
lampas weave (Q64037025)
time period:
12th century (Q7061)
catalog URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1952.15
information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog
description: This fragment belongs to a group of Spanish silks characterized by their design of aligned, slightly oval roundels that frame animals or birds. A single heraldic eagle fills the center of the roundel, and under his talons are Arabic inscriptions that read
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