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Fragment of samite with star patterns and Kufic script
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Fragment of samite with star patterns and Kufic script

anonymous · 1600 - 1799 · samite; tabby; silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Fragment of a silk weave with black warp threads and black, green, and yellow weft threads forming a border ornament of adjacent black 16-sided polygons outlined in green on a yellow ground. Within this, a star-shaped ornament of interlacing Kufic lettering and a yellow star as a central decoration. Along the sides of the 16-sided polygons are small light-green compartments containing black lettering. Border decoration in black, green, and yellow.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineFragment van samiet met sterpatronen en Koefisch schrift. 1600 - 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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