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Syrian damask & aghabani

Levant tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: $5k–50k (serious collector)

Damask (; Arabic: دمشق) is a woven, reversible patterned fabric. Damasks are woven by periodically reversing the action of the warp and weft threads. The pattern is most commonly created with a warp-faced satin weave and the ground with a weft-faced or sateen weave. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Panel
Panel, 16th century
Art Institute of Chicago
Panel
Panel, Early 18th century
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment
Fragment, 1575/1625
Art Institute of Chicago
Panel
Panel, 16th/17th century
Art Institute of Chicago
Altar Frontal
Altar Frontal, Second half of 16th century
Art Institute of Chicago

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