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Khmer Pidan with Scenes from the Jataka Tales

Late 19th century
Center panel: silk, weft ikat weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill weave; side panels: silk, stripes of weft-faced 1:3 'Z' twill weave and stripes of plain weave; lower edge tape: silk, plain weave with attached gold- and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-wrapped silk knotted cut fringe; center and side panels joined
303.9 × 110.7 cm (119.6 × 43.6 in)

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