Textile fragment with band of Kufic inscription and vine with tendrils
Details
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Title
Textile fragment with band of Kufic inscription and vine with tendrils
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Associated place
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Date
possibly 11th - 12th century (1001 - 1200) -
Material and technique
possibly cotton, with drawing in black and red ink
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
18.5 x 15 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 36 / 30 threads/cm (thread count)
0.02 cm (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.
EA1988.82
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Catalogue text
Two parallel bands with drawn outlines in black and red, and stained brown. The wider band contains a kufic inscription, the smaller band a continuous vine with tendrils.
Iraq, 11th/12th century?In: Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum
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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