id:			137341
accession number:	1962.264
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.264
updated:		2020-11-04 20:49:49.952000

Textile, c. 1000. Iran, Buyid period, 11th century. Lampas weave, silk; overall: 171 x 65 cm (67 5/16 x 25 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1962.264

title:				Textile
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			c. 1000
creation date earliest:		950
creation date latest:		1005
current location:		
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Iran, Buyid period, 11th century
technique:	lampas weave, silk
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Forgery
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 171 x 65 cm (67 5/16 x 25 9/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	on the wing of each small bird is an inscription: "al-rahmah" [mercy].  On the upper part of the arms of the small standing figure: "al-barakah" [blessing].  At top of textile, Kufic inscription: "baqayta amir al-mu'minin fa-innama baqa['u]ka hasan lil-zaman wa-tay-yib" [Thou hast remained Commander of the Believers, and indeed, Thy remaining is (a) handsome and good (thing) for the age].
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1963)
	opening date:   1963-11-26T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1963)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 26, 1963-January 5, 1964).

	title:		Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions
	opening date:   1966-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 10-October 16, 1966).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 215
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n239

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 215
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n239

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 272
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n292

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IMAGES

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