Rectangular silk fragment, last quarter 16th century

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Rectangular silk fragment, last quarter 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, Bursa, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha), Textile: H. 39 1/2 in. ( cm), Textiles-Woven, This rectangular fragment was woven in the kemha technique using metal-wrapped thread. Its design combines paired and winglike half-palmettes, and groups of three circles (the so-called chintamani design) over a red satin background

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Size: 2918px × 3891px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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