Lampas with griffins in roundels, from the Reliquary of Saint Librada in Siguenza Cathedral (Q60750154)
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)
plain weave (Q1153946)
time period:
12th century (Q7061)
catalog URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1952.152
information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog
description: Mirrored griffins with gold heads dominate these roundels, as they turn their heads unnaturally to stare at each other across their wing tips. The pairs of dragons in the framing border, however, have lost their artistic impact since the green silk thread has disintegrated into brown specks.
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