Silk in art: 998 works, most common in Islamic Art

Medium998 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	998
Date Range	100 BC – 2032
Primary Department	Islamic Art (1,463)
Most Common Form	Textiles-Woven (546)
Cultures Represented	10
Countries	12
Public Domain	1,150 works (57%)

Works by Century

1st century BC

1st century

3rd century

4th century

5th century

6th century

7th century

8th century

9th century

10th century

11th century

12th century

13th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

Departments

Islamic Art

1,463

Costume Institute

345

Asian Art

Arms and Armor

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Ancient Near Eastern Art

American Decorative Arts

The Cloisters

Medieval Art

Robert Lehman Collection

Forms & Classifications

Textiles-Woven

546

Textiles-Embroidered

426

Textiles

265

Textiles-Costumes

119

Textiles-Rugs

Textiles-Laces

Textiles-Brocades

Textiles-Velvets

Textiles-Printed

Daggers

Cultures Represented

Indian · 125 Turkish · 54 Tibet · 25 Tibetan · 20 Romanian · 19 American · 18 Iranian · 17 Syrian · 14 Middle Eastern (Palestinian) · 14 Moroccan · 13

Historical Periods

Sasanian · 8Qing dynasty (1644–1911) · 3Six Dynasties Period · 3 early Islamic · 2early Qing dynasty (1644–1911) · 1Malla period · 1Parthian · 1Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng period (1723–35) · 1

Geographic Distribution

Turkey

343

Iran

308

Egypt

243

India

239

Morocco

Spain

Syria

present-day Greece

present-day Uzbekistan

Egypt or Syria

Cities Represented

Fustat · 74Bursa · 35Uskudar · 18Bukhara · 14Varanasi · 14Fez · 13probably Istanbul · 11Akhmim (former Panopolis) · 11probably Kashan · 10Janina · 10

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Textile fragment	Textiles-Woven	ca. first half 1st century B.C.	Parthian
Tangka	Paintings	date unknown	Tibet
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	2nd–6th century	Egypt
Child's Tunic	Textiles	5th–6th century	Egypt
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	5th–6th century	Iraq or Syria
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	5th century	Iran
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	5th century	Iran
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	5th century	Egypt
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	5th century	Iran
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	5th–6th century	Iran
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	5th–6th century	Iran
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	5th–9th century	Egypt or Syria
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	5th–6th century	Iraq or Syria
Fragment of textile with horses	Textiles-Costumes	ca. 5th–7th century A.D.	Sasanian
Fragmentary Band with Scenes from the Infancy of Christ	Textiles-Woven	5th–6th century	Syria\|Egypt
Textile fragment	Textiles-Woven	5th–8th century	Iran, Afghanistan or China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region)
Fragment	Textiles	6th–7th century	Egypt or Syria
Fragment	Textiles	6th–7th century	Egypt or Syria
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	6th–7th century	Iran
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	6th–7th century	Iran
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	6th century	Iraq or Syria
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	6th–7th century	probably Syria
Fragment	Textiles	6th–7th century	Egypt
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	6th century	Iraq or Syria
Fragment	Textiles-Woven	6th–8th century	Egypt or Syria
Fragment of a Tunic	Textiles	6th–7th century	Egypt
Medallion Depicting Addorsed Amazons on Horseback	Textiles-Woven	6th–7th century	Syria
Panel	Textiles-Embroidered	6th–7th century	Egypt
Roundel	Textiles-Woven	6th–7th century	Iraq or Syria
Roundel with Mounted Warriors and a Lion	Textiles-Embroidered	probably 6th–7th century	Egypt
Textile fragment	Textiles-Woven	ca. 6th–7th century A.D.	Sasanian
Textile fragment	Textiles-Woven	ca. 6th–7th century A.D.	Sasanian
Textile fragment	Textiles-Woven	ca. 6th–7th century A.D.	Sasanian
Textile fragment	Textiles-Woven	ca. 6th–7th century A.D.	Sasanian
Textile fragment	Textiles-Woven	ca. 6th–7th century A.D.	Sasanian
Textile fragment	Textiles-Woven	ca. 6th–7th century A.D.	Sasanian
Textile fragment	Textiles-Woven	ca. 6th–7th century A.D.	Sasanian
Textile Medallion	Textiles	6th century	Iraq or Syria
Tunic	Textiles	6th–7th century	Egypt
Vine Lattice with Birds	Textiles-Woven	6th–9th century	Egypt

Related materials

Earthenware2,395 works Glass2,271 works Wood1,934 works Pottery1,727 works Stucco1,641 works Bronze1,603 works linen1,599 works Wool1,509 works

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access