Fragment of samite with star patterns and Kufic script, Fragment of a silk fabric with black warp threads and white, black, red and yellow wefts that together form an edge ornament consisting of black-and-white outlined adjacent 16-angles on red ground with an ornament of star-shaped kuffic characters and a yellow star as heart decoration. Small white areas along the sides of the 16 corners with black characters. A white and black border decoration encloses the red fields., anonymous, Persia, 1600 - 1799, silk, samite, h 53.5 cm × w 23.1 cm
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Fragment, samite, star patterns, Kufic script, silk fabric, black warp threads, white, black, red, yellow wefts, together form, edge ornament consisting, black-and-white outlined adjacent 16-angles, red ground, ornament, star-shaped kuffic characters, yellow star, heart decoration, Small white areas, sides, 16 corners, black characters, black border decoration encloses, red fields, Persia, 1600, 1799, silk
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