Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile
1101 – 1130
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile, 1101 – 1130. Egypt, Fatimid period, probably Caliphate of al-Amir, AH 495-524, 12th Century. Tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament; linen and silk; overall: 3.9 x 31.8 cm (1 9/16 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1929.933
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament; linen and silk
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3.9 x 31.8 cm (1 9/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1929.933
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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