Textile Fragment, second half 13th–14th century, Attributed to Eastern Islamic Lands, Silk, silvered (?) animal substrate wound around a cotton core; lampas, Textile: L. 14 in. (35.6 cm), Textiles, Opulent textiles woven of silk and gold threads, referred to as 'cloth of gold' were treasured by the Mongol elite and rulers of the subsequent Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353). The most luxurious were gold-on-gold fabrics, where both pattern and background were woven in differing types of gold thread
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Textile Fragment, second half 13th–14th century, Attributed, Eastern Islamic Lands, Silk, silvered, animal substrate wound, cotton core, lampas, Textile, L, 14, 35.6 cm, Textiles, Opulent textiles, woven, silk, gold threads, referred, cloth, gold, treasured, Mongol elite, rulers, subsequent Ilkhanid, dynasty, 1256–1353, luxurious, fabrics, pattern, background, differing types, thread
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