Textile fragment with tiraz band
Details
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Title
Textile fragment with tiraz band
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Associated place
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Date
early 10th century AD -
Material and technique
linen, embroidered with red silk
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
19.5 x 12.5 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 24 / 22 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.05 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.
EA1988.32
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Catalogue text
A tiraz fragment with a red inscription which reads: "Bismillah al-rahman al-rahim al-hamdu llilah rab al-'alamin barakat min allah li 'abd allah" (In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful, praise to God, Lord of the Worlds, blessing from God on the servant of God).
The original accession card dates the fragment to the early 10th century Egypt.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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