A panel of burgundy satin lampas, woven with opposing rampant lions beneath a two leaf arch, (joined), Spanish, late 15th, early 16th century--24in wide, 14in long, selvedges on both sides

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A panel of burgundy satin lampas, woven with opposing rampant lions beneath a two leaf arch, (joined), Spanish, late 15th, early 16th century--24in wide, 14in long, selvedges on both sides

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Cf Errera, page 114, Number 103 for a fragment of identical silk.
See also Figure 39, Hispano-Moresque Fabrics by Cyril G E Bunt. Examples of this silk can be found in various private and museum collections, generally dated to the last years of Moorish rule.

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