Textile Fragment with Sailing Ships

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This fully reversible fragment of a complex double‑weave textile shows sailing ships, swimming ducks, and leaping fish on a minuscule scale in white or red, respectively. The sailors appear to be European, reflecting a typical Safavid motif, which developed as a result of the extensive maritime trade between Europe and Asia.

Textile Fragment with Sailing Ships, Silk, metal wrapped thread; double weave

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Textile Fragment with Sailing Ships, Silk, metal wrapped thread; double weave
Textile Fragment with Sailing Ships, Silk, metal wrapped thread; double weave
Textile Fragment with Sailing Ships, Silk, metal wrapped thread; double weave
Textile Fragment with Sailing Ships, Silk, metal wrapped thread; double weave
Textile Fragment with Sailing Ships, Silk, metal wrapped thread; double weave
Textile Fragment with Sailing Ships, Silk, metal wrapped thread; double weave

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