Fragment of samite with star patterns and Kufic script, Fragment of a fabric of silk with black warp threads and with black, green and yellow weft threads forming a border ornament of black, placed next to each other on yellow ground on yellow ground outlined 16 corners. Herein a star-shaped ornament of intersecting cuff characters and a yellow star as heart decoration. Along the sides of the 16 corners are small light green boxes with black characters. Edge decoration in black, green and yellow., anonymous, Persia, 1600 - 1799, silk, samite, h 57.6 cm × w 28 cm w 1.4 cm
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Fragment, samite, star patterns, Kufic script, fabric, silk, black warp threads, black, green, yellow weft threads forming, border ornament, placed next, yellow ground, yellow ground outlined 16 corners, Herein, star-shaped ornament, intersecting cuff characters, yellow star, heart decoration, sides, 16 corners, small light green boxes, black characters, Edge decoration, yellow, Persia, 1600, 1799
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