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Fragment (Border)

A.D. 1000/1476
Cotton, plain weave and cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with eccentric and wrapping outlining wefts; slit tapestry tab fringe
15.6 × 60.3 cm (6.1 × 23.7 in)

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