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Textile fragment with flowers and Arabic inscription

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  • Indian Block-Printed Textiles in Egypt: The Newberry Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

    Indian Block-Printed Textiles in Egypt: The Newberry Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

    A large corner with a band showing an inscription in white medallions against a red ground. On either side of the band is a white border band with red flowers and single leaves, all with purple outlines. Beyond these bands is the beginning of a main field, filled with red flowers and purple tendrils on a white ground.

    Selvedge. The reverse shows less dye saturation than the surface. The Arabic inscription reads: 'He who does not consider the consequences [of his action] is not in control of his destiny'. Either 18th or early 19th century, probably not Indian.

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