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Source Description
The tripartite band consists of a central band with a frieze of paired, confronted griffins, framed by oval cartouches which are delineated only by the joined trifoliate motifs which fill the spandrels. On either side are opposing lines of Arabic text in Kufic script. The two lines of inscription, both of which are incomplete, appear to represent repetitions of a single text.
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Document identity
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111450
label
Fragment of a Tiraz
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object
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1
Source metadata
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111450
contentType
object
title
Fragment of a Tiraz
description
The tripartite band consists of a central band with a frieze of paired, confronted griffins, framed by oval cartouches which are delineated only by the joined trifoliate motifs which fill the spandrels. On either side are opposing lines of Arabic text in Kufic script. The two lines of inscription, both of which are incomplete, appear to represent repetitions of a single text.
date
1058–60
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80003627
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Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 8.6 x 16.3 cm (3 3/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
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Egypt, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Mustansir, 1000s
accession
1929.932
Source extras
tec
Linen and silk: tapestry (originally inwoven in a tabby ground)
tombstone
Fragment of a Tiraz, 1058–60. Egypt, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Mustansir, 1000s. Linen and silk: tapestry (originally inwoven in a tabby ground); overall: 8.6 x 16.3 cm (3 3/8 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.932
collection
T - Islamic
inscriptions
inscription
The two lines of inscription in Kufic script, both of which are incomplete, appear to represent repetitions of a single text: (top line): ". . .[the blessings of] God be upon him and upon his forefathers, the pure imams"
(bottom line): ". . . the pure [imams]. Of that which the most illustrious vizier and elect one of [the Commander of the Believers] . . ordered to be made. . ."
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:53:57.296000
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111450
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Linen and silk: tapestry (originally inwoven in a tabby ground)
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1
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