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Woven Silk

1000-1199 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silk, part of a garment. The inscription 'honour to El Ashraf' in Arabic characters on the circles refer to a Mamluk Sultan of Egypt.


Object details

Category
Object type
Brief description
damask, 1000-1199, Persian ?; Paired birds in circles, inscriptions
Physical description
Silk, part of a garment. The inscription 'honour to El Ashraf' in Arabic characters on the circles refer to a Mamluk Sultan of Egypt.
Association
Collection
Accession number
816-1898

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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