Tiraz with guilloche bands
1100s
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Tiraz with guilloche bands, 1100s. Egypt, Fatimid period. Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen and silk; overall: 27 x 63.2 cm (10 5/8 x 24 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.291
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen and silk
- Dimensions
- Overall: 27 x 63.2 cm (10 5/8 x 24 7/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: the top inscription band consists of a repetition over and over of the words: "nasr min Allah (victory is from God.)" The lower inscripton band reads: "Bism Allah al-rahman al-rahim la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharik lahu 'izz min Allah nasr min Allah nasr min Allah barakah Muhammad rasul Allah 'Ali wali Allah sallá Allah 'alayhim[a. . . (In the name of God the merciful, the Compassionate. There is no god but God along; there is no one associated with Him. Glory is from God. Victory is from God. Victory is from God. Blessing. Muhammad is the apostle of God; Ali is the true friend of God, may God bless the[m. . .]."
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1982.291
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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