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Egypt

Fragment, Mamluk period (1250–1517), late 14th century

Silk, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts
30 x 32 cm (11 3/4 x 12 5/8 in.)
Repeat: 15.8 x 11.3 cm (6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment, 1983.747




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