Lot no. 224
"HEZÂM VERY BEAUTIFUL AND WIDE WEDDING BELT FROM FÈS polychrome, executed on a pull loom. Polychrome silk lampas, decorated with two registers, one decorated with orange flowers with three petals on a purple background, the second decorated with floral compositions on a green background, both ends decorated with "khamsa" and starry polygons. Both ends are decorated with long braided fringes. Very good condition, bright and fresh colours. Morocco, Fez, 19th century. A VERY NICE AND LARGE SILK WEDDING BELT, MOROCCO, FEZ, 19TH CENTURY. DIM. 470 X 26,5 CM (185 1/16 X 10 7/16 IN.) REFERENCE M.F. Vivier, "Morocco. Les Trésors du Royaume", 15 April - 18 July 1999, pp. 211-212.
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Arts of the Middle East and the Mediterranean
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