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"title": "Silk with lattice of animals in medallions",
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"title": "Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation",
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"title": "Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106",
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"title": "Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106",
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"description": "In this fragile silk, vines bearing heart-shaped florets form a diamond grid that displays different motifs in alternate rows. Pairs of ducks with ribbons flying behind their necks flank a palmette tree, showing Iranian influence, and alternate with two birds in lobed medallions. The patterns in such expensive silks were copied in less costly wool tapestry weave by Coptic weavers in Egypt.",
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"citation": "Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.",
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