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LOT 0245
Sassanian Tapestry Fragment with Ducks and Horses
7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
13 5/8 x 10 in. (365 grams, 34.6 x 25.6 cm).
Rectangular tapestry panel with repeating designs of a circular border with reserved hexagons enclosing the head and neck of an advancing horse in profile, opposed pairs of ducks with curled wings; mounted on a wooden-framed fabric backing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from Esther Fitzgerald Rare Textiles, London, UK.
Property of a North American gallery.
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