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Document identity
localId
142304
label
Fragment of Inscription Band
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
142304
contentType
object
title
Fragment of Inscription Band
date
before 1966
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80041953
genreSpecific
Textile
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 74.2 x 37.1 cm (29 3/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
cul
Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055)
accession
1966.135
Source extras
tec
compound tabby on tabby ground; silk
tombstone
Fragment of Inscription Band, before 1966. Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Compound tabby on tabby ground; silk; overall: 74.2 x 37.1 cm (29 3/16 x 14 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Abegg, 1966.135
collection
T - Islamic
inscriptions
inscription
two parallel inscription bands (1966.135 and 1982.299) with Kufic lettering in dark brown on a lighter brown ground run the warp direction of the cream colored textile with the lettering oriented at right angles to the warp: ". . . sallá Allah 'a[layhi wa-alihi] nabi(an in superscript) wa-bi-al-Qur'an kitab(an in superscript) wa-bi-al-Ka'bah [qiblat(an in superscript)] wa-bi-al-a' immah al-ithná 'ashar 'alayhim al-salam i[mam(an in superscript)]
inscription_translation
. . . God bless hi[m and his family] as a prophet, with the Kora[n] as a book, with the Ka'bah [as a qiblah] and with the twelve imams (upon them be peace) as an i[mam].
citations
citation
“Annual Report for 1966.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 54, no. 6, 1967, pp. 159–197.
page_number
Mentioned: pp. 177-178
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Abegg
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:17:50.018000
sourceId
142304
dept
Textiles
coll
T - Islamic
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compound tabby on tabby ground; silk
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