. . "Jameel Gallery \n\nChurch Vestment\nIran\n1650-1700\n\nThis vestment is a sakkos, which is worn by bishops of the Orthodox church. It was made with silk from Iran. Luxury textiles of this type were exported to eastern Europe by Armenian merchants from Isfahan. Their network of trading houses operated from the Baltic to the Bay of Bengal.\n\nSilk and metal thread in lampas weave\n\nMuseum no. 576-1907 [Jameel Gallery]"@en . .