Lot 34
34
A length of silk lampas, woven with an ogival lattice of paired winged lions and makaras, in shades of golden yellow, slate blue and ivory against a red ground, the creatures flanking a diamond medallion, centred with a lotus flower--76 x 25in. (194 x 66cm.), Western India, probably 16th century, some wear, losses and restoration See Illustration
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A length of silk lampas, woven with an ogival lattice of paired winged lions and makaras, in shades of golden yellow, slate blue and ivory against a red ground, the creatures flanking a diamond medallion, centred with a lotus flower--76 x 25in. (194 x 66cm.), Western India, probably 16th century, some wear, losses and restoration See Illustration

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A length of silk lampas, woven with an ogival lattice of paired winged lions and makaras, in shades of golden yellow, slate blue and ivory against a red ground, the creatures flanking a diamond medallion, centred with a lotus flower--76 x 25in. (194 x 66cm.), Western India, probably 16th century, some wear, losses and restoration See Illustration
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Lot Essay

See Samit & Lampas, AEDTA/Calico Museum, ed. Krishna Riboud, page 70-71 for a similar example from the AEDTA collection, no. 3416. See also Woven Treasures, The David Collection, Copenhagen, 1993, page 120, catalogue no. 46 for a silk of related design

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