Central Asian Textile Motifs in Late Sasanian Art: On the Origin of Some Decorative Elements at Taq-i Bustan 


Vol. 6,  No. 2, pp. 21-36, Dec.  2021
10.22679/avs.2021.6.2.002


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  Abstract

This paper discusses textile motifs depicted in the hunting panels inside the late Sasanian larger grotto at Taq-i Bustan. Scholars of Iranian art have referred to these rock reliefs in order to trace the origin of Sasanian textile decorations and their exportation in the whole medieval Eurasian continent. This however does not seem to be the case. In fact, the textile motifs reproduced at Taq-i Bustan could be a good term of comparison only for late Sasanian textile production. Moreover, nothing like this has appeared in previous Sasanian rock reliefs. For this reason, the present paper argues that some of those motifs could actually be importations from Central Asia where reproductions of textiles embellished with those motifs were very popular. Islamic written sources on Taq-i Bustan rock reliefs could be very useful to support some ideas expressed in this paper.

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[IEEE Style]

M. COMPARETI, "Central Asian Textile Motifs in Late Sasanian Art: On the Origin of Some Decorative Elements at Taq-i Bustan," Acta Via Serica, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 21-36, 2021. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2021.6.2.002.

[ACM Style]

Matteo COMPARETI. 2021. Central Asian Textile Motifs in Late Sasanian Art: On the Origin of Some Decorative Elements at Taq-i Bustan. Acta Via Serica, 6, 2, (2021), 21-36. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2021.6.2.002.

[APA Style]

COMPARETI, M. (2021). Central Asian Textile Motifs in Late Sasanian Art: On the Origin of Some Decorative Elements at Taq-i Bustan. Acta Via Serica, 6(2), 21-36. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2021.6.2.002.

[MLA Style]

Matteo COMPARETI. "Central Asian Textile Motifs in Late Sasanian Art: On the Origin of Some Decorative Elements at Taq-i Bustan." Acta Via Serica, vol. 6, no. 2, 2021, pp. 21-36. doi:10.22679/avs.2021.6.2.002

[HAVARD Style]

Matteo COMPARETI (2021) 'Central Asian Textile Motifs in Late Sasanian Art: On the Origin of Some Decorative Elements at Taq-i Bustan', Acta Via Serica, 6(2), pp. 21-36. doi:10.22679/avs.2021.6.2.002

[ACS Style]

COMPARETI, M.. Acta Via Serica 6 2021, 21-36. 10.22679/avs.2021.6.2.002

[ABNT Style]

COMPARETI, M.. Central Asian Textile Motifs in Late Sasanian Art: On the Origin of Some Decorative Elements at Taq-i Bustan. Acta Via Serica, v. 6, n. 2, p. 21-36, 2021. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2021.6.2.002

[Chicago Style]

Matteo COMPARETI. "Central Asian Textile Motifs in Late Sasanian Art: On the Origin of Some Decorative Elements at Taq-i Bustan." Acta Via Serica 6, no. 2 (2021): 21-36. doi:10.22679/avs.2021.6.2.002

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Matteo COMPARETI. "Central Asian Textile Motifs in Late Sasanian Art: On the Origin of Some Decorative Elements at Taq-i Bustan." Acta Via Serica 6, no. 2 (2021): 21-36. 10.22679/avs.2021.6.2.002

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Matteo COMPARETI. Central Asian Textile Motifs in Late Sasanian Art: On the Origin of Some Decorative Elements at Taq-i Bustan [Acta Via Serica]. 2021;6:21-36. DOI:10.22679/avs.2021.6.2.002

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