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Silk Textile Fragment
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About Silk Textile Fragment
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This rectangular piece of silk fabric with striped designs is from the Fatimid period. The fabric is patterned with braided designs in red on a yellow background. The designs have blue quadrilaterals below red plant motifs.

Flanking this band are inscription bands woven in white on a blue background, and in other parts on a red background bearing the phrase "Victory from God" repeated several times.

Dimensions:  Length 25.5 cm  Width 16 cm

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