Dark plum colour and gold threads

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

PRICE: 500.- CHF

COUNTRY: Syria

DATE OF PRODUCTION: early 20th century

TECHNIQUE/MATERIALS: Hand-woven silk and gold threads

CONDITION: good

WIDTH: 125 cm + fringes

LENGTH: 135 cm 

REFERENCE NUMBER: T1901