Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile
1130 – 1169
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile, 1130 – 1169. Egypt, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Hafiz or later, AH 524-565, 12th Century. Tapestry (originally inwoven in a tabby ground); linen and silk; overall: 3.5 x 13.7 cm (1 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1929.947
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- tapestry (originally inwoven in a tabby ground); linen and silk
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3.5 x 13.7 cm (1 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1929.947
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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