Cap with striped inscribed silk, 1300s. Egypt or Syria, Mamluk period, probably Sultanate of Nasir al-Din Muhammad, 1293-1341. Lampas: silk; overall: x x cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.). Blue and white silk has been pieced to form a hat with the joins concealed by pink plaited ribbons. Bands of crescent moons alternate first with band of running deer and lions and then with band of Arabic inscriptions written in Naskhi script.

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