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Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile

Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile by unknown artist. A frayed and worn textile fragment with a light-brown background and several horizontal sections of intricate patterns. The top section features a band with black, red, and gold designs. The next section has alternating teardrop and circular motifs in red, gold, and green. A long horizontal band follows with a repeating wave-like pattern in blue, green, and red. The next section includes circular, floral-like designs within diamond shapes in shades of brown, red, and green. The final visible section consists of teardrop motifs arranged in rows with gold, red, and green colors. The bottom of the fragment is severely frayed.

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624 × 900 px
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