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Source Description
An archer kneels to left of a tree and the hill to shoot at pair of deer. The polychrome design is repeated across horizontal rows on dark brown ground.
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Document identity
localId
150751
label
Fragment with Inscription
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
150751
contentType
object
title
Fragment with Inscription
description
An archer kneels to left of a tree and the hill to shoot at pair of deer. The polychrome design is repeated across horizontal rows on dark brown ground.
date
dated 818 (AH 203), but before 1978
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79933455
genreSpecific
Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 66.5 x 45 cm (26 3/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
cul
Iraq, Basrah, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258)
accession
1982.17
Source extras
tec
Silk: compound weave
tombstone
Fragment with Inscription, dated 818 (AH 203), but before 1978. Iraq, Basrah, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: compound weave; overall: 66.5 x 45 cm (26 3/16 x 17 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.17
collection
T - Islamic
inscriptions
inscription
Barakah min Allah li-Aba [sic for Abi] Nasr Iyas al-Fazari a'azzahu Allah. Sana'ahu bi-Basrah fi sanati thalath wa-ma'it[ay]n
inscription_translation
Blessing from God to Abu Nasr Iyas al-Fazari, may God exalt him. He made it in Basrah in the year three and two hundr[e]d.
inscription_remark
Arabic inscription beneath each scene
relatedWorks
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149350
description
Fragment with Inscription, dated 818 (AH 203), but before 1978. Iraq, Basrah, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: compound twill weave; overall: 64.7 x 27.5 cm (25 1/2 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift 1978.173
citations
citation
Neils, Jenifer. “The Twain Shall Meet.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 72, no. 6, 1985, pp. 326–359.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 349, fig. 45
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:46:50.737000
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150751
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Silk: compound weave
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photo
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