Islamic Silk Tapestry

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by Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 11 May 2022

Islamic Silk Tapestry — 12th-century textile fragment from the Shrine of San Librada, Sigüenza Cathedral, Spain. The tapestry was likely taken from Almeria after King Alfonso VII of Castile captured the city. It features patterns that were popular among the *taifas* and their Almoravid successors.

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Textile Fragment from the Shrine of San Librada, Sigüenza Cathedral, Spain

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Islamic Silk Tapestry

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