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"tombstone": "Striped Silk from a Garment, 1400s. Spain, Granada, Nasrid period. Silk; lampas weave; overall: 54.2 x 27.6 cm (21 5/16 x 10 7/8 in.); mounted: 61.6 x 27.6 cm (24 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.609",
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"title": "Islamic Gallery 207 Rotation",
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"title": "Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250\u20131900",
"description": "Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250\u20131900. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 14, 2013-June 23, 2014).",
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"description": "Arabic inscriptions had religious significance to viewers regardless of their legibility. This text repeats \"Glory to our Lord the Sultan,\" a phrase that also enhances the Alhambra Palace walls. For Muslims, Arabic texts symbolized the divine revelation of God\u2019s word to the Prophet Muhammad and recorded in the holy Qur\u2019an; for Spanish Catholics it represented the Holy Land. In striped silks, inscriptions often alternate with interlacing bands and palmettes. Inscribed silks have survived as Catholic church vestments.",
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