id:			150751
accession number:	1982.17
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.17
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:48.737000

Fragment with Inscription, dated 818 (AH 203), but before 1978. Iraq, Basrah, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: compound weave; overall: 66.5 x 45 cm (26 3/16 x 17 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.17

title:				Fragment with Inscription
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			dated 818 (AH 203), but before 1978
creation date earliest:		818
creation date latest:		1978
current location:		
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Iraq, Basrah, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258)
technique:	Silk: compound weave
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 66.5 x 45 cm (26 3/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Barakah min Allah li-Aba [sic for Abi] Nasr Iyas al-Fazari a'azzahu Allah.  Sana'ahu bi-Basrah fi sanati thalath wa-ma'it[ay]n
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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:		National Schools of Style
	opening date:   1983-06-14T04:00:00
	<i>National Schools of Style</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 14-September 18, 1983).

	title:		The Twain Shall Meet
	opening date:   1985-10-30T05:00:00
	<i>The Twain Shall Meet</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 1985-January 5, 1986).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Spink & Son, Ltd., London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1982
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1982-
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RELATED WORKS

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	Fragment with Inscription, dated 818 (AH 203), but before 1978. Iraq, Basrah, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: compound twill weave; overall: 64.7 x 27.5 cm (25 1/2 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift 1978.173
	relationship: 	

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CITATIONS

	Neils, Jenifer. “The Twain Shall Meet.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 72, no. 6, 1985, pp. 326–359.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 349, fig. 45
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159914

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