Fragment of a Tiraz
918–924
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Fragment of a Tiraz, 918–924. Iran or Iraq, Eastern Caliphate, Baghdad or Bishapur, Abbasid period during the caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 306-311 (AD 918-924). Embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground; overall: 20.8 x 48.2 cm (8 3/16 x 19 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt 1932.21
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Embroidery
- Formatted Medium
- embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground
- Medium
- embroidery, silk, cotton, tabby, ground
- Dimensions
- Overall: 20.8 x 48.2 cm (8 3/16 x 19 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: single line of Arabic text in Kufic letters: "[in the name of] God the Merciful, the Compassionate. Praise be God [sic for "to God"]. Blessing from God to the servant through [sic for "of"] God, Ja'far the iman al-Muqtadir bi-Allah, Commander of the Believers, may God pro[lo]ng . . . [B]lessing."
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1932.21
- Credit Line
- Gift of George D. Pratt
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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