Art Resource - ART322327

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Caftan. Alanic, Caucasus region, ca. 7th-9th CE. The Alans were an Iranian nomadic pastoral people. The original linen coat (caftan), preserved in part from the neck to the bottom of the hem, is made of finely woven linen. A decorative strip of large-patterned silk is sewn along the exterior and interior edges of the caftan. A minute fragment of fur preserved as the caftan's interior attests to its fur lining. The woven patterns on the silk borders of the caftan include motifs such as the rosettes and stylized animal patterns enclosed within beaded roundels, which were widespread in Iranian and Central Asian textiles of the sixth to ninth century. The colors used in the textile include a now-faded dark blue, yellow, red, and white on a dark brown ground. The decorated silk fabrics are a compound twill weave (samite in modern classification) and the body of the garment is plain-weave linen. Silk, linen, fur, 75 1/2 in. × 57 in. × 44 in. (191.8 × 144.8 × 111.8 cm). Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1996 (1996.78.1).

Location The Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY/USA

Unique Identifier ART322327

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3046px × 6450px

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