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Textile fragment with bands of zigzags

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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 narrow bands with very deteriorated zigzag bands and ?heart-shapes, and two wider bands of ?inscription. The narrow bands are mostly embroidered in brown, but also have some blue and very few remains of yellow; the inscription bands are mostly blue, but some remains of geometric patterning is brown. One of the narrow bands runs parallel and close to the selvedge.

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