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Jan 31, 2007
Fragment with Inscription
Fragment with Inscription
before 1968
Iran, in the style of the Buyid period
(945–1055)
Silk: lampas weave
Overall: 69.8 x 55.3 cm (27 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1968.232
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Two double rows of inscription run in the warp direction of the textile, the dark lettering oriented at right angles to the warp. In the center is a floral medallion with pendants. The design is woven in golden brown, gray brown, and dark blue-green (all now faded) against a dark golden tan ground. Both selvages are preserved.
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