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A piece of cloth from the shrine of San Librada, Cathedral of Sekonitza
(قطعة قماش من مزار مقام سان ليبرادا ، كاتدرائية سيكونيتزا)

Title	A piece of cloth from the shrine of San Librada, Cathedral of Sekonitza
Title Original	قطعة قماش من مزار مقام سان ليبرادا ، كاتدرائية سيكونيتزا
Publication Date:	Late fifth century - first half of the sixth century AH / first half of the twelfth century AD
Publication Place	- Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject	Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	القماش : الارتفاع : 43.2 سم ، العرض : 30.5 سم الحامل : الارتفاع : 52.4 سم ، العرض : 42.2 سم ، العمق : 3.2 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	58.85.1
Record ID	object;EPM;us;Mus23;30;ar
Library Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date	Late fifth century - first half of the sixth century AH / first half of the twelfth century AD
Notes	This cloth shows a ring pattern bearing magnificent phoenixes with gazelles under their forelegs and within a border of pairs of magnificent animals. The interstitial motifs consist of eight-pointed stars surrounding a rosette and surrounded by pairs of facing animals. The pattern, common in both the Islamic and Byzantine worlds, is reminiscent of the first types of silk in the Eastern Mediterranean and eventually in Central Asia. Silk of this type was found in church caches in Spain. Patterns with circles in the city of Almería could be references to historical documents. These Islamic fabrics are most likely brought to Siguenitsa by Alfonso VII in the year 1147 on the occasion of the victory over the Almoravid and the occupation of Almeria.
Sample Text	“Fragment from the shrine/shrine of San Librada, Cathedral of Sekonitza” in Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus23;30;ar

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A piece of cloth from the shrine of San Librada, Cathedral of Sekonitza

(قطعة قماش من مزار مقام سان ليبرادا ، كاتدرائية سيكونيتزا)

Publication Date Late fifth century - first half of the sixth century AH / first half of the twelfth century AD

Publication Place - Metropolitan Museum of Art

Subject Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions القماش : الارتفاع : 43.2 سم ، العرض : 30.5 سم الحامل : الارتفاع : 52.4 سم ، العرض : 42.2 سم ، العمق : 3.2 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 58.85.1

Record ID object;EPM;us;Mus23;30;ar

Library Location Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date Late fifth century - first half of the sixth century AH / first half of the twelfth century AD

Notes This cloth shows a ring pattern bearing magnificent phoenixes with gazelles under their forelegs and within a border of pairs of magnificent animals. The interstitial motifs consist of eight-pointed stars surrounding a rosette and surrounded by pairs of facing animals. The pattern, common in both the Islamic and Byzantine worlds, is reminiscent of the first types of silk in the Eastern Mediterranean and eventually in Central Asia. Silk of this type was found in church caches in Spain. Patterns with circles in the city of Almería could be references to historical documents. These Islamic fabrics are most likely brought to Siguenitsa by Alfonso VII in the year 1147 on the occasion of the victory over the Almoravid and the occupation of Almeria.

Sample Text “Fragment from the shrine/shrine of San Librada, Cathedral of Sekonitza” in Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus23;30;ar