Textile fragment with kufic inscription
Details
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Title
Textile fragment with kufic inscription
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Associated place
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Date
11th century (1001 - 1100) -
Material and technique
linen, decorated with black ink
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
23.5 x 8 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 24 / 20 threads/cm (thread count)
0.05 cm max. (thread diameter)
0.03 cm min. (thread diameter) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1988.15
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Catalogue text
The fragment has two lines of drawn kufic inscriptions running in opposite directions, reading "al-'izz li-sah[hibihi]" (glory to its owner). The design is primarily on the surface and does not saturate the reverse.
The original accession card dates the fragment to the 11th century.In: Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum
Glossary of terms
kufic
Further reading
Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, vol. iii, vol. i
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