Egypt: Woven cloth with repeated medallion designs, Umayyad Caliphate, 7th-8th century. The patterns, which form fairly simple geometrical shapes, are similar in design to the mosaic floors found in the Umayyad desert palaces of Jordan and Palestine.

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