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A silk runner
woven in black and white with tile patterns formed by calligraphy, with a leafy red and black border, (one end reduced), Persian, 17th century--42in x 140in (101cm x 336cm)
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Lot Essay

Cf lot 103, 25 April, 1994 in these rooms for a related textile.

The inscriptions are repetitions of 'ya mannan ya hannan' and 'ya dayyan ya burhan' (Oh Most Compassionate and O the Requitor of Good and Evil, Oh the Proof)

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