Fragment with gold leaf lions

1000s–1100s Overall: 32.1 x 40 cm (12 5/8 x 15 3/4 in.) Source image
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Gold was block-printed onto mulham cloth with figures of lions—symbols of the royal hunt and imperial power. Gold lions adorned with collars and palmettes enliven squares on dark-brown and undyed mulham groups in a checkerboard layout. The pattern was printed with several bloc...

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