Fragment of a Shawl with Inscription, 8th–9th century, Attributed to Yemen, San'a, Cotton; embroidered in wool, Textile: H. 14 in. (35.6 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, In the medieval period, Yemen had a flourishing textile industry and both Umayyad and Abbasid caliphs established factories there. The large and prosperous city of Sana'a, to which this textile is attributed, was one of the most important centers of Yemeni textile production
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Fragment, Shawl, Inscription, 8th–9th century, Attributed, Yemen, San, Cotton, embroidered, wool, Textile, H, 14, 35.6 cm, Textiles-Embroidered, medieval period, flourishing textile industry, Umayyad, Abbasid caliphs, established, factories, large, prosperous city, Sana, textile, attributed, important centers, Yemeni textile, production
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