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Source: A Sogdian silk samite fragment with horses; Central Asia, seventh to ninth century. Bonhams, 2021.

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Source: Silk fragment with roundels of ducks; Iran, seventh century. The Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Source: Hanging with Dionysian Figures; Antinopolis, Egypt, 5th–7th century. Detail. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Source: A Sogdian woven silk fragment; Central Asia, 8th century. Bonhams, 2017.

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Source: A Large Sogdian Silk Samite Fragment; Central Asia, 7th or 8th century. Christie's, 2025.

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In weft –faced polychrome compound twill, in natural ivory (darkened), pale red, blue and green, with a repeating design of a roundel laid against a lobed wreath enclosing stylised flower heads, and enclosing a pair of confronting mandarin ducks supported on a split leaf motif. Caption from Sotheby's.

Source: A Silk Samite fragment, probably Sogdian; Central Asia, seventh or eighth century. Sotheby's.

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Source: Child’s Coat with Ducks in Pearl Medallions (雙鴨圓形紋兒童外套); Sogdiana, eighth century. The Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Source: Tripod Jar with Lid; China, Tang Dynasty (618–906). Art Institute Chicago.