Textile, Medium: silk, metallic threads Technique: complementary weft patterning with brocading, a) Two broad vertical strips, one gray and one red, each with an all-over pattern of small gold palmettes. The two areas are separated by a narrow orange stripe with a floral serpentine brocaded in polychrome silks and metal thread., b) Red ground with gold palmettes, with a portion of the brocaded floral band sewn to one side. Composed of four pieces sewn together, with metal fringe at the bottom., Iran, 17th century, woven textiles, Textile