Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic

700s-800s
Overall: 14 x 18.7 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.); Mounted: 22.2 x 29.5 cm (8 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.)
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Two spotted animals flank a simplified tree with more roots than leaves, framed by an angular vine. The nearly symmetrical pattern, woven in simple tapestry weave, was influenced by more complex weaves, visible in the silks displayed below.
Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic

Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic

700s-800s

Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century

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