id:			111453
accession number:	1929.935
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.935
updated:		2023-03-04 09:29:44.944000

Fragment of a Tiraz, 1027–36. Egypt, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Zahir, AH 418-427, 11th Century. Linen and silk: tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament; overall: 28 x 30.5 cm (11 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1929.935

title:				Fragment of a Tiraz
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creation date:			1027–36
creation date earliest:		1027
creation date latest:		1036
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Zahir, AH 418-427, 11th Century
technique:	Linen and silk: tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Textile
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 28 x 30.5 cm (11 x 12 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	The inscription repeats the phrase: "Dominion is God's."
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Dr. Phyllis Ackerman [1893-1977], Paris, France, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1929
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1929-
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fun fact:


digital description:
There is a single narrow tapestry band decorated with a line of inscription in simple Kufic letters. The little flourishes between the shafts of some of the letters are abbreviated versions of floriated arabesques. Near the top of the piece, the plain linen ground is interrupted by three narrow bands, each consisting of a few picks in dark blue and yellow silk. The inscription repeats the phrase: "Dominion is God's."

wall description:

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