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Fragment of a Band with Musicians and Warriors

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Linen wool; plain weave tapestry weave
Rights: Public Domain
Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of George F. Baker 1890
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Title: Fragment of a Band with Musicians and Warriors
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Linen wool; plain weave tapestry weave.

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