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Source Description
This fragment from a robe or other garment is the kind of cloth, called tiraz, woven in official factories and decorated with bands of Arabic inscriptions. Its inscription combines pious invocations to God and verses from the Qur'an and concludes with the phrase "May God bless Muhammad, seal of the prophets, and his entire family." Similar benedictions appear on textiles made for Caliph al-Muqtadir, the ruler of the Abbasid dynasty from 908 to 932.
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Document identity
localId
29295
label
Fragment of a Garment
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
29295
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fragment of a Garment
description
This fragment from a robe or other garment is the kind of cloth, called tiraz, woven in official factories and decorated with bands of Arabic inscriptions. Its inscription combines pious invocations to God and verses from the Qur'an and concludes with the phrase "May God bless Muhammad, seal of the prophets, and his entire family." Similar benedictions appear on textiles made for Caliph al-Muqtadir, the ruler of the Abbasid dynasty from 908 to 932.
provenance
Maurice Nahman, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 10th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Textiles
textiles
costume
fragments
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.4
height
47
depth
0.8
dimensionsRaw
5 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 5/16 in. (13.4 x 47 x 0.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Translation] May God bless Muhammad
seal of the prophets
and his entire family.
dynasty
Abbasid Dynasty
reign
Caliph al-Muqtadir (908-932) (?)
med
silk warp, cotton mulham weft, silk embroidery
creator_ids
15578
15579
collection_ids
ISL
TAF
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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c39a39ef913fc552