Textile Fragment with Facing Pairs of Birds Flanking a Tree of Life, 11th–12th century, Attributed to Iran, probably Rayy, Silk; samite, Textile: H. 18 in. (45.7 cm), Textiles-Woven, The motif of facing birds on either side of a tree has a long history in Iran and other parts of the Islamic world, but it also became popular throughout the Byzantine Empire and developed around the area of the Mediterranean Sea
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Textile Fragment, Facing Pairs, Birds Flanking, Tree, Life, 11th–12th century, Attributed, Iran, Rayy, Silk, samite, Textile, H, 18, 45.7 cm, Textiles-Woven, motif, facing birds, side, tree, long history, parts, Islamic world, popular, Byzantine Empire, developed, area, Mediterranean Sea
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