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Byzantine silk brocade - Facing lions - 1100-1200 A.D.

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Authentic silk brocade fabric.
Main fiber: silk.Other fiber: rayon.
Woven. Accurate copy of the original pattern.75 cm width.
Perfect for sewing a very classy historical costume!

This pattern is reproduced from a 12 century original artifact, from Byzantium.This type of representation, where two wild beasts face each other, with a tree of life in the center, is typically Byzantine, and is inspired by Sassanid art from late antiquity.
The datation may be deduced from the motif and certain similarities to a textile found in the tomb of St. Potentianus.
The original textile is stored in the Stadtmuseum Siegburg, Germany.

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