id: 150675
accession number: 1982.109
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Tiraz with gold, 1020–35. Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Zahir, 1020–1035. Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé; overall: 16.9 x 9.7 cm (6 5/8 x 3 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1982.109
title: Tiraz with gold
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creation date: 1020–35
creation date earliest: 1020
creation date latest: 1035
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creditline: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture: Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Zahir, 1020–1035
technique: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé
department: Textiles
collection: Textiles
type: Textile
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 16.9 x 9.7 cm (6 5/8 x 3 13/16 in.)
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inscription: Lower line (inverted): "[In] the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. There is no god but Allāh alone."
Upper line: "[son of the imam al-Haki]m bi-amr-Allāh, Commander of the Faithful, God's benedictions."
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Year in Review for 1982
opening date: 1983-01-05T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).
title: Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries
opening date: 1991-11-26T05:00:00
Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 26-June 6, 1991).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
page number: Reproduced: P. 104, fig. 3.20: Mentioned: P. 105, 215
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