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Silk fragment
Silk fragment

Silk fragment

11th–12th century
Medium/TechniqueSilk; Compound woven silk, and metallic gold thread
DimensionsHeight x width: 23 x 19 cm (9 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit LineArthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession number41.50
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceBy 1939, Adolph Loewi, Venice and Beverly Hills, CA [see note 1]; 1941, sold by Loewi to the MFA for $266. (Accession Date: February 13, 1941)

NOTES:
[1] Dr. Emil Pollak had a 40% share in the textile.