Suzani Embroidery Stretched on Wooden Frame

A half-embroidered suzani featuring pomegranate and sun motifs in crimson and saffron silk is stretched on a wooden frame in a sunlit courtyard, with dappled shadows from a vine trellis cast across the fabric.

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