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Document identity
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147821
label
Sleeve with tiraz
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object
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147821
contentType
object
title
Sleeve with tiraz
date
1045 – 1058
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79927374
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Textile
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 20.3 x 51.8 cm (8 x 20 3/8 in.)
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Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Mustansir, 1045-58
accession
1974.187
Source extras
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plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen and silk
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Sleeve with tiraz, 1045 – 1058. Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Mustansir, 1045-58. Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen and silk; overall: 20.3 x 51.8 cm (8 x 20 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ruth Blumka in memory of Leopold Blumka, 1974.187
collection
T - Islamic
citations
citation
Institut français d'archéologie orientale du Caire, Etienne Combe, Jean Sauvaget, and Gaston Wiet. Répertoire chronologique d'épigraphie arabe. Le Caire: Impr. de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale, volume 8, 1937.
page_number
2842
citation
Bergsträsser, Gotthelf. Zur ältesten Geschichte der kufischen Schrift: zwei altarabische Grabsteine im Leipziger Kulturmuseum. Leipzig: Dt. Verein für Buchwesen und Schrifttum, 1919. volume II
page_number
p. 57b, no. 7, p. 58a
citation
Victoria and Albert Museum, and A. F. Kendrick. Catalogue of Muhammadan Textiles of the Medieval Period. London: Pub. under the authority of the Board of Education, 1924.
page_number
p. 7
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. 103, fig. 3.19; Mentioned: P. 92, 100, 103
creditline
Gift of Ruth Blumka in memory of Leopold Blumka
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2026-05-29 07:35:13.278000
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147821
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen and silk
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