Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

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Textile fragment with bands of crosses, diamond-shapes, and arrows

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    • currently in research collection

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  • The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis

    The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries

    Three parallel bands, each containing a cross alternating with a small diamond set between two arrow shapes. The bands have a saw-tooth border. The blue embroidery defines the background.

    The width of the bands is 5 cm, and they run from the selvedge over the full length of the fragment.

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