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Islamic Textile Decorative Styles

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Linen Fragment with Letters Ending in Animal Forms
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The white, grey, and brown printed linen fragment is decorated with a Naskh inscription band on a background of foliage. The letters have animal-like finials, or endings, such as lions, hares, birds, and griffins, very similar to those seen on Mamluk metalwork.

Dimensions:  Length 19 cm  Width 21.5 cm

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Culture:

Islamic

Technique:

Weaving By Looms

Style:

Mamluk

Materials:

Flax
Type Type

Type:

Flax
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Location: 

Museum of Islamic Art
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Created: 

14th Century AD

Acquired: 

1939 AD
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