Fragment (Egypt), 13th–14th century (CH 18401265)

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Fragment (Egypt), 13th–14th century (CH 18401265)

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Summary

Two small horizontal panels joined by vertical seam. Left panel: Islamic inscription framed top and bottom by plait border, guilloche on right side - reserved on blackish ground. Right panel: rosette interlacing with lotus fillings and narrow interlacing boarder - reddish outlined on undyed ground. Seemingly part of a cap-band with coarse undyed cotton lining and inner lining.

Translation of Islamic inscription: Glory to our Lord the Sultan.

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Date

1300 - 1400
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Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum
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public domain

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