Black background and silver and gold threads

Antique Syrian silk and metal threads shawl, from Aleppo, in hand-loomed silk. A coral line on the border brightens up the throw. (Provenance: a long-standing Swiss private collection.)

PRICE: 400.- CHF 

COUNTRY: Syria

DATE OF PRODUCTION: early 20th century

TECHNIQUE/MATERIALS: Hand-woven silk, silver and gold threads, wool weft

CONDITION: good

WIDTH: 126 cm + fringes

LENGTH: 128 cm 

REFERENCE NUMBER: T1902