Fragment with Inscription
before 1962
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Fragment with Inscription, before 1962. Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 171 x 65 cm (67 5/16 x 25 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1962.264 The top inscription is a line by poet Al-Walīd ibn Ubaidillah Al-Buḥturī (821-897).
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- Silk: lampas weave
- Dimensions
- Overall: 171 x 65 cm (67 5/16 x 25 9/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: On the wing of each small bird is an inscription: "al-rahmah" [mercy]. Inscription: On the upper part of the arms of the small standing figure: "al-barakah" [blessing]. Inscription: At top of textile: "baqayta amir al-mu'minin fa-innama baqa['u]ka hasan lil-zaman wa-tay-yib" Translation: Thou hast remained Commander of the Believers, and indeed, Thy remaining is (a) handsome and good (thing) for the age Remark: The Kufic inscription repeats a line from the diwan of al-Buhturi.
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1962.264
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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