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Fragment of a Silk Robe  wikidata:Q107664019 reasonator:Q107664019
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Fragment of a Silk Robe
label QS:Len,"Fragment of a Silk Robe"
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Object type textile artwork Edit this at Wikidata
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The long technical and artistic superiority of Chinese silk over Western textile traditions — Byzantine, Sasanian and early Islamic — stems from the supremacy of silk as a warp thread, and the co ... See full description on web site.
Date 7th or 8th century AD
Medium silk twill
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation Central Asia or Iran
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-fragment-of-a-silk-robe-txt245/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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Description Fragment of a Silk Robe
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections

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