id:			150905
accession number:	1982.291
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.291
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:49.543000

Tiraz with guilloche bands, 1100s. Egypt, Fatimid period. Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen and silk; overall: 27 x 63.2 cm (10 5/8 x 24 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.291

title:				Tiraz with guilloche bands
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creation date:			1100s
creation date earliest:		1100
creation date latest:		1199
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Fatimid period
technique:	plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen and silk
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 27 x 63.2 cm (10 5/8 x 24 7/8 in.)
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	inscription:	the top inscription band consists of a repetition over and over of the words: "nasr min Allah (victory is from God.)"  The lower inscripton band reads:  "Bism Allah al-rahman al-rahim la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharik lahu 'izz min Allah nasr min Allah nasr min Allah barakah Muhammad rasul Allah 'Ali wali Allah sallá Allah 'alayhim[a. . . (In the name of God the merciful, the Compassionate.  There is no god but God along; there is no one associated with Him.  Glory is from God.  Victory is from God.  Victory is from God.  Blessing.  Muhammad is the apostle of God; Ali is the true friend of God, may God bless the[m. . .]."
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Egyptian Tombs, 9th - 12th Century
	opening date:   2022-01-22T05:00:00
	<i>Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Egyptian Tombs, 9th - 12th Century</i>. Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA (organizer) (January 22-May 8, 2022) https://harvardartmuseums.org/exhibitions/5836/social-fabrics-inscribed-textiles-from-medieval-egyptian-tombs.

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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. 118, fig. 3.36; Mentioned: P. 117
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	O'Kane, Bernard. "The Egyptian Art of the Tiraz in Fatimid Times." In <em>The World of the Fatimids</em>. Melikian-Chirvani, Assadullah Souren, ed. Toronto: Aga Khan Museum in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies and Hirmer, 2018
	page number: 	Mentioned & Reproduced: p. 186
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	McWilliams, Mary, and Jochen A. Sokoly. Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Art Museums, 2021.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 108-109
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