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Justitia (Justice) from Los Honores

1525/32
Wool and silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave. Warp: Count: 6 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.7 mm Weft: Count: varies from 16 to 38 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun elements and a single Z-spun element; diameters: 0.4–1.5 mm; silk: S-ply of two Z-twisted elements (may be replacement wefts); diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; wool and silk; paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 1.0–1.4 mm. Three-quarters of piece rewoven
511.8 × 454.1 cm (201.5 × 178.8 in)

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