Eagle Silk (IMAGE)

University of Southern Denmark

Eagle Silk

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The Eagle Silk blanket was originally 195-230 cm wide, but today the remains measure 110 cm high and 133 cm wide. It is woven as samite, a fine weaving technique developed in Sasanid Persia (AD 226-661). The original colors were dark blue, dyed with woad and indigo, and red, dyed with madder and sappanwood.

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Nationalmuseet / The National Museum of Denmark

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