Tunic with Double-headed Serpents, 400-200 BC. Gauze weave was used to pattern this lovely, subtle tunic with interlocking, double-headed serpents that may have had mythical or supernatural significance. By manipulating the density of the fabric to create the design, the weaver may have sidestepped a limitation of the material from which the tunic is made—cotton, which does not readily take dyes.

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Size: 4703px × 4920px
Photo credit: © Heritage Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
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