Silk samite with Islamic calligraphy (IMAGE)

University of Sharjah

Silk samite with Islamic calligraphy

Caption

Silk samite with Islamic calligraphy lines the casket of Saints Pelagius and John the Baptist, possibly Iberia, eleventh to early twelfth century.

Credit

Museo de San Isidoro, record no. 3-089-002-00.

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