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Textile fragment with linked diamond-shapes and possibly pseudo-inscription

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    • currently in research collection

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  • The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis

    The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries

    A band with an overall design of linked diamonds embroidered in blue, with a narrow red border containing diagonal lines, possibly a pseudo-inscription.

    A rolled and whipped hem is adjacent to the border band. There are remains of a second border along the other side of the band.

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