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Apr 5, 2006
Fragment with Double-Headed "Simurgh"-Eagles
Fragment with Double-Headed "Simurgh"-Eagles
before 1953
Silk: lampas weave
Overall: 47.6 x 49.5 cm (18 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1953.434
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Rows of aligned double-headed simurgh (eagles), in tan on a white ground supporting little winged human figures are within a grid consisting of horizontal bands of inscription in floriated Kufic lettering and palmette trees.
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