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Document identity
localId
150918
label
Fragments of Inscription Bands
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
150918
contentType
object
title
Fragments of Inscription Bands
date
before 1982
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79933911
genreSpecific
Textile
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 72.5 x 133 cm (28 9/16 x 52 3/8 in.)
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Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055)
accession
1982.299
Source extras
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Silk: compound tabby on tabby ground
tombstone
Fragments of Inscription Bands, before 1982. Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: compound tabby on tabby ground; overall: 72.5 x 133 cm (28 9/16 x 52 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.299
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].
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:47:30.746000
sourceId
150918
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Textiles
coll
T - Islamic
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Silk: compound tabby on tabby ground
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1
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0
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photo
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