Kaftan
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Silk, linen, fur
- Dimensions
- 75 1/2 in. × 57 in. × 44 in. (191.8 × 144.8 × 111.8 cm)
- Origin
- Alanic
- Department
- Ancient West Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1996
Art Genome Taxonomy
4 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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Fashion Design and Wearable Art Both · 99%
The catalog title identifies the work as a kaftan, and the image clearly shows a long-sleeved, full-length garment mounted on a mannequin.
Visual Qualities
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Patterns Visual · 99%
Repeated circular and floral-like motifs form dense decorative bands across the diagonal front overlap, along the viewer’s right vertical edge, and around the lower hem.
Time Periods
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500 - 1000 CE Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the kaftan to approximately the 7th–9th century CE, corresponding to the catalog period spanning 500–1000 CE.
Textiles
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Textile Arts Both · 98%
The museum classifies the work as a textile, and the image visibly presents a constructed fabric garment with seams, joined panels, and patterned textile borders.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Kaftan. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.