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Document identity
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150905
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Tiraz with guilloche bands
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Source metadata
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150905
contentType
object
title
Tiraz with guilloche bands
date
1100s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79933884
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Textile
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 27 x 63.2 cm (10 5/8 x 24 7/8 in.)
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Egypt, Fatimid period
accession
1982.291
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plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen and silk
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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
collection
Textiles
inscriptions
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. . .]."
citations
citation
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
citation
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
citation
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
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:47:27.382000
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150905
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Textiles
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plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen and silk
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