Tiraz with gold
1094 – 1101
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Tiraz with gold, 1094 – 1101. Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Musta‘lī, 1094–1101. Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé; overall: 21.6 x 55.6 cm (8 1/2 x 21 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1950.556
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé
- Dimensions
- Overall: 21.6 x 55.6 cm (8 1/2 x 21 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1950.556
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries, 2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (December 7, 1951-January 27, 1952); Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (February 27-March 25, 1952).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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