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Textile Fragment from the Tomb of Sant Bernat Calvo

Islamic

early to mid-12th century

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Textile Fragment from the Tomb of Sant Bernat Calvo, Silk, gilded vellum with silk core, lampas, Islamic — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Textile Fragment from the Tomb of Sant Bernat Calvo

Date: early to mid-12th century

Culture: Islamic

Medium: Silk, gilded vellum with silk core, lampas

Dimensions: 19 7/16 × 20 3/4 in. (49.3 × 52.7 cm)
Mount: D. 1 5/8 in. × H. 31 5/8 in. × W. 26 3/8 in. (4.1 × 80.3 × 67 cm)

Classification: Textiles

Credit Line: Gift of John Pierpont Morgan. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution

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