Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: 2/1 twill with complementary wefts and inner warps (samite), Checkerboard of medium-sized green and yellow X-shaped geometric figures and dark blue eight-pointed stars with deep ivory upright ovals centered in each star enclosing in alternate rows yellow palmettes and yellow cocks in profile. Stars bear small deep ivory heart-shaped ornament in each point. X-shaped geometric figures, outlined in yellow with pointed ends, contain herringbone hatching of green and yellow bands of varying widths in each arm and in the center of the figure a yellow fleuron

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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