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Two pieces of cloth
(قطعتي قماش)

Title	Two pieces of cloth
Title Original	قطعتي قماش
Publication Date:	Seventh century AH / thirteenth century AD
Publication Place	- David Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	Inv.no. 12/2002
Record ID	object;EPM;dn;Mus21;24;ar
Library Location	David Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark
Date	Seventh century AH / thirteenth century AD
Notes	With its graphic frieze in which the letters end in animal heads, lions that appear as if they were alive, phoenixes rooted in Sassanid and Byzantine traditions, and sumptuous lotus-like flowers on vines drawn in the form of arabesques, the tapestry combines features from Eastern and Western culture. The use of paper for silver threads refers to China, while the iconography is Western.
Sample Text	"Two Pieces of Cloth" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;dn;Mus21;24;ar

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Two pieces of cloth

(قطعتي قماش)

Publication Date Seventh century AH / thirteenth century AD

Publication Place - David Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID Inv.no. 12/2002

Record ID object;EPM;dn;Mus21;24;ar

Library Location David Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark

Date Seventh century AH / thirteenth century AD

Notes With its graphic frieze in which the letters end in animal heads, lions that appear as if they were alive, phoenixes rooted in Sassanid and Byzantine traditions, and sumptuous lotus-like flowers on vines drawn in the form of arabesques, the tapestry combines features from Eastern and Western culture. The use of paper for silver threads refers to China, while the iconography is Western.

Sample Text "Two Pieces of Cloth" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;dn;Mus21;24;ar