Fragment
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Fragment

TitleFragment
ArtistIran (Persia)
Date12th century 12th century
MediumIrregular fragment of plain, simple twill, silk, golden brown. Found in graves near Bibi-gu-nou. ca. 1 mile east of Rhages Sent to Dec. Arts 10/8/42 (H.G.) Found in graves near Bibi-ga-nou. ca. 1 mile east of Rhages
Classificationtextile
OriginIran Iran
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of Logan-Patten-Ryerson Collection
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Fragment” is a work by Iran (Persia), dated 12th century. It is executed in irregular fragment of plain, simple twill, silk, golden brown. found in graves near bibi-gu-nou. ca. 1 mile east of rhages sent to dec. arts 10/8/42 (h.g.) found in graves near bibi-ga-nou. ca. 1 mile east of rhages and classified as textile. 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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