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Ancient Textile Fragments

Intricate textile fragments showcasing ancient weaving techniques, featuring motifs of animals and warriors, reflecting the artistry of past civilizations.

Fragment (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1775-1850 China. Cut solid satin velvet, silk with orange warp and weft and orange-red and green pile. Design of both field and border is green peony scrolls on red ground. In the field, Buddhist emblem of sonorous stone repeated twice. Green silk lining .
Fragment (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1775-1850 China. Cut solid satin velvet, silk with orange warp and weft and orange-red and green pile. Design of both field and border is green peony scrolls on red ground. In the field, Buddhist emblem of sonorous stone repeated twice. Green silk lining .
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Feather Shield with Depiction of a Coyote Aztec Art Pre-Columbian Museum for Ethnology, Vienna
4443-19555524
Vie de Jeanne d'Arc, A. Henry, French, Medium: cotton Technique: roller printed on plain weave, Joan of Arc in armor standing over the crowned King and parts of other scenes. In red on white., ca. 1850, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Fragment, Fragment
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Shabti coffin fragment of Queen TIaa ca. 1400-1390 BC New Kingdom. Shabti coffin fragment of Queen TIaa 550197
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Commemorative dish depicting the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy, c. 1815, 3/4 × 24 × 24 in. (1.91 × 60.96 × 60.96 cm), Brass, Sri Lanka, 19th century, The vivid scenes hammered into the surface of this large brass dish commemorate the epic fall of the Kingdom of Kandy (1592-1815), the last independent state in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) to succumb to British Crown rule. The design echoes that of Kandyan mural painting, with events staged in a series of illustrated panels, accompanied by brief descriptions incised in the local language (Sinhalese). Here, the central scene depicts Kandys controversial king, Sri Vikrama Raja Simha, enthroned in his palace in full regalia, demanding retribution for the betrayal of his chief minister, Ehelepola, who had defected to the British. On the lower level, the kings executioner hands the wife a pestle, forcing her to crush her child in a rice pounder. Below that the wife herself is drowned in a lake. On the inner rim, rows of British Calvary led by Sir Robe
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Painting of the thin - cross; horse. XI-XII century (1125-00-00-1200-00-00);Faras (Sudan), Crosses, wall paintings, Polish excavations in Faras (Sudan)
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Roundel with Dragon for ImperialRobe
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Textile Panel with Scenes from the Ramayana. Culture: Nepal. Dimensions: Overall: 15 3/8 x 13 1/8 in. (39.1 x 33.3 cm). Date: ca. 15th century.This remarkably fine Nepalese panel is a rare survivor of an important genre of textile art featuring figurative embroidery. It was likely part of a garment worn by Vaishnava priests officiating major acts of worship. The central field contains dramatic battle scenes: At the top, Ravana rides in his six-wheeled makara-drawn chariot. Below, the heroic triad of Rama, Lakshmana, and Hanuman battle a white demon, possibly Ravana's brother, the giant Kumbhakarna (presumably also represented in the chariot above). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Lustre star tiles with blue borders, from Iran, Kashan. Dated 13th Century
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Fragment, c. 1900-1910. Benedetto Buglioni (Italian, 1461-1521). Glazed terracotta; overall: 198.1 x 165.1 cm (78 x 65 in.).
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Sewing Box. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 38 x 55.8 cm (14 15/16 x 21 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: .124m high; .099m wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Levone.
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Occitanie, Louron valley, Mont village, Romanesque church, wall paintings of hell and the devil, France, Europe
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Aga Khan Ialamic art museum, Toronto, Canada
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Standard Banner (Sashimono). Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: 29 3/4 x 19 11/16 in. (75.5 x 50 cm). Date: probably 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.