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Textile fragment with lion, possibly from a standard

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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 large blue field with a white applique lion at the centre surrounded by four white trefoils. The corners of the field hold trefoils, and there is a white border all around.

    The textile was possibly part of a standard or other kind of display textile.

    The uncalibrated radiocarbon date is 920 AD +/- 36, but the calibrated result of 980 to 1160 suggests a later date, well into the Fatimid era. On stylistic grounds this is likely.

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