Islamic

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13th/14th century
Silk and gilt animal substrate wrapped silk, weft-faced three and four color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps and areas of detached plain weave of inner warps and complementary ground wefts (red)
10.3 × 13.2 cm (4.1 × 5.2 in)

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