Embroidered border and field of animals in large roundels

Title	Embroidered border and field of animals in large roundels
Date	1000s–1100s
Medium	plain weave: silk warp and cotton weft (mulham): plain weave; silk and gold thread: embroidery, couched, split, running, and outline stitches:
Classification	Textile
Origin	Iraq, probably Baghdad, Seljuk period

Themes: Zoological illustration

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“Embroidered border and field of animals in large roundels” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1000s–1100s. It is executed in plain weave: silk warp and cotton weft (mulham): plain weave; silk and gold thread: embroidery, couched, split, running, and outline stitches: and classified as textile. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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