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
AD 946 - 974 (AH 334 - 363) -
Material and technique
cotton or linen, embroidered with brown silk
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
26.5 x 16 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 23 / 19 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.04 cm (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.04 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.
EA1988.29
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Catalogue text
A tiraz fragment with the inscription "barakat min allah ni'mat allah al-'izz li'l-imam al-Muti'lillah amir al-mu'minin atala allah baqahu" (blessing from God, prosperity of God, glory, to the Imam al-Muti'lillah, commander of the faithful, may God prolong his life).
The textile comes from Egypt and is dated to H 334-363/946-974 AD.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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