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Tassel

A.D. 500/900
Wool; tubular plain weave, patterned in five-color, three-span floats, warp substitution; oblique twill interlacing with paired elements; "cross-knit" looping; plain oblique interlacing with four elements; strips of tubular plain weave double cloth and five-color complementary warp weave with warp substitution strips of plain weave double cloth and five-color complementary warp weave; oblique twill interlacing with three elements
33.7 × 20.3 cm (13.3 × 8 in)

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