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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date:	1000
Publication Place	Iran (made) Iran (made) -
Subject	Textiles Archaeology
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 163mm, Width: 237mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.95-1937
Record ID	T.95-1937
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1000
Notes	Tapestry woven silk. Compound twill. Persian? Possibly ca. AD1000-1400. Camels with one hump lie in bands across the piece. The camels are in pairs and look across their shoulders at each other. A tree sits between them. The camels have script on their stomachs. The background is a blue/green and full of floral patterning. The camels are in gold. One edge is selvedge.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	Tapestry woven silk. Compound twill. Camels with one hump lie in bands across the piece. The camels are in pairs and look across their shoulders at each other. A tree sits between them. The camels have script on their stomachs. The background is a blue/green and full of floral patterning. The camels are in gold. One edge is selvedge.

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)

Publication Date 1000

Publication Place Iran (made) Iran (made) -

Subject Textiles Archaeology

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 163mm, Width: 237mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.95-1937

Record ID T.95-1937

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1000

Notes Tapestry woven silk. Compound twill. Persian? Possibly ca. AD1000-1400. Camels with one hump lie in bands across the piece. The camels are in pairs and look across their shoulders at each other. A tree sits between them. The camels have script on their stomachs. The background is a blue/green and full of floral patterning. The camels are in gold. One edge is selvedge.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving

Fiziksel açıklama Tapestry woven silk. Compound twill. Camels with one hump lie in bands across the piece. The camels are in pairs and look across their shoulders at each other. A tree sits between them. The camels have script on their stomachs. The background is a blue/green and full of floral patterning. The camels are in gold. One edge is selvedge.