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Source Description
There is a single narrow tapestry band decorated with a line of inscription in simple Kufic letters. The little flourishes between the shafts of some of the letters are abbreviated versions of floriated arabesques. Near the top of the piece, the plain linen ground is interrupted by three narrow bands, each consisting of a few picks in dark blue and yellow silk. The inscription repeats the phrase: "Dominion is God's."
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Document identity
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111453
label
Fragment of a Tiraz
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111453
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object
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Fragment of a Tiraz
description
There is a single narrow tapestry band decorated with a line of inscription in simple Kufic letters. The little flourishes between the shafts of some of the letters are abbreviated versions of floriated arabesques. Near the top of the piece, the plain linen ground is interrupted by three narrow bands, each consisting of a few picks in dark blue and yellow silk. The inscription repeats the phrase: "Dominion is God's."
date
1027–36
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80003635
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Textile
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1
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Overall: 28 x 30.5 cm (11 x 12 in.)
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Egypt, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Zahir, AH 418-427, 11th Century
accession
1929.935
Source extras
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Linen and silk: tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament
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Fragment of a Tiraz, 1027–36. Egypt, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Zahir, AH 418-427, 11th Century. Linen and silk: tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament; overall: 28 x 30.5 cm (11 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.935
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T - Islamic
inscriptions
inscription
The inscription repeats the phrase: "Dominion is God's."
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 05:53:58.698000
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111453
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Linen and silk: tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament
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