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Rug With Woven Lozenge Designs

Unknown Artist

Rug with woven lozenge designs, a Kufic inscription with good wishes for the owner and a reference to the royal workshop at Tiberias. The unique inscription confirms information regarding the famous textile centre of Tiberias. Palestine, Tiberias, 10th c.

10th c.

Fabric

0.02 m

GE 14735

Image and text courtesy of Benaki Museum of Islamic Art, 2022

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