A HISTORICAL CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS STUDY OF PERSIAN SILK FABRIC: (PRE-ISLAMIC PERIOD- BUYID DYNASTY)

Nadia Poorabbas Tahvildari ¹ , Farinaz Farbod ² , Azadeh Mehrpouyan ³ *
¹Alzahra University, Art Faculty, Tehran, Iran and Research Institute of Cultural Heritage & Tourism, Traditional Art Department, Tehran, IRAN, nadiatahvildari@gmail.com
²Alzahra University, Art Faculty, Tehran, IRAN, farinaz.farbod@gmail.com
³Department of English Literature, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN, email: dr.mehrpooyan@gmail.com
*Corresponding author

Abstract
This paper explores the possibility existence of Persian silk fabric (Diba). The study also identifies the locations of Diba weave and its production. Based on the detailed analysis of Dida etymology and discovery locations, this paper present careful classification silk fabrics. Present study investigates the characteristics of Diba and introduces its sub-divisions from Pre-Islamic period to late Buyid dynasty. The paper reports the features of silk fabric of Ancient Persian, silk classification of Sasanian Empire based on discovery location, and silk sub-divisions of Buyaid dynasty. The results confirm the existence of Diba and its various types through a historical contextual analysis.

Keywords: Persian Silk, Diba, Silk classification, Historical, context, location, Sasanian Empire