id:			150675
accession number:	1982.109
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.109
updated:		2025-08-20 12:39:54.020000

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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inscriptions:

	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
	<i>The Year in Review for 1982</i>. 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
	<i>Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries</i>. 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. <em>Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. 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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