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Document identity
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153405
label
Fragment with Inscription
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
153405
contentType
object
title
Fragment with Inscription
date
before 1986
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79939341
genreSpecific
Textile
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 45.8 x 69.8 cm (18 1/16 x 27 1/2 in.)
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Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055) or Seljuq period (1037–1194)
accession
1986.89
Source extras
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Silk: compound weave
tombstone
Fragment with Inscription, before 1986. Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055) or Seljuq period (1037–1194). Silk: compound weave; overall: 45.8 x 69.8 cm (18 1/16 x 27 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1986.89
collection
T - Islamic
inscriptions
inscription
The Arabic inscription framing the octagons reads: "la muhkam [?] bi-amr[?] al-'aysh al-ayyam fa'itah wal-dahr munsarif wal-'aysh munqarad (There is nothing firm [?] with respect to [?] life: the days go by, time passes, and life is cut off."
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1986.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 74, no. 2, 1987, pp. 38–79.
page_number
Mentioned: pp. 48 and 74, no. 198; Reproduced: p. 48, no. 198
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:55:37.451000
sourceId
153405
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Textiles
coll
T - Islamic
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Silk: compound weave
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1
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0
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photo
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