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Woven Silk

1300-1500 (made)
Place of origin

Middle East, Textile; Silk, tan satin damask with repeat pattern of lobed roundels and teardrop medallions containing Arabic inscriptions, Mamluk Syria or Egypt, 1300-1500

Object details

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Brief description
Middle East, Textile; Silk, tan satin damask with repeat pattern of lobed roundels and teardrop medallions containing Arabic inscriptions, Mamluk Syria or Egypt, 1300-1500
Style
Marks and inscriptions


  • Note
    Woven in the teardrop medallions

    Translation
    Glory to our lord the Sultan

    Transliteration
    `Izz li-mawlana al-sultan



  • Note
    Woven in the lobed roundels

    Translation
    The Sultan the king

    Transliteration
    al-sultan al-malik

Object history
From the Bock collection
Collection
Accession number
8614-1863

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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