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An prayer-hanging, the ground of blue wool facecloth embroidered in floss silks, couched in gilt thread and applied with sequins and green iridescent beetle wings, the field with elephants, lions and a variety of birds beneath scrolling flowering vines, the mehrab with peacocks--128 x 62in. (324 x 157cm.), Indian, circa 1900; and an embroidered cap of purple velvet, worked with flowers in tinsel and sequins, with a veil of eau-de-Nil silk, Indian, late 19th century
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