Harvard Art Museums > 2007.140: Yalis and Makaras within Ogival Lattice Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Yalis and Makaras within Ogival Lattice , 2007.140,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/312569. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2007.140 Title Yalis and Makaras within Ogival Lattice Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date 15th century Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Gujarat Period Sultanate period Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/312569 Physical Descriptions Medium Silk, lampas weave Technique Lampas Dimensions 64.1 cm x 73.5 cm (backing: 75 cm x 84.1 cm) Inscriptions and Marks (not assigned): N/A Provenance Recorded Ownership History Michael Frances. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Francis H. Burr and William H. Prichard Memorial Funds Accession Year 2007 Object Number 2007.140 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The quadrilaterally symmetrical pattern of this textile features an ogival lattice structure is composed of a beaded bands festooned laterally with comma shaped petals that curve around a bead. The lattice defines pointed oval lozenges that alternate in offset rows. Each lozenge contains two pair of fantastic animals: in one row, blue makaras; and in the alternating row, yellow yalis. The lampas has a foundation weave of satin (structure to be determined) in brilliant red, and the motifs are rendered in supplementary wefts (1S2 twill) of yellow, white, and blue. Publication History Stephan Wolohojian and Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Harvard Art Museum/ Handbook, ed. Stephan Wolohojian, Harvard Art Museum (Cambridge, 2008), p. 52 Thomas W. Lentz, ed., Harvard University Art Museums Annual Report 2006-7, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 2008), p. 4 detail, p. 15 Subjects and Contexts Collection Highlights Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
