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Source Description
This painted linen fragment is a "tiraz," an official honorific inscription on textile. Such inscriptions combine verses from the Qur'an and pious invocations to God. This fragment is unusual in that the inscription is painted. There is only a small group of such painted linens, probably created by a foreign craftsman in Egypt during the early 10th century. The text here contains the "basmala," the first verse of the Qur'an and the most fundamental praise to God: ". . . to him; victory from God and glory to him; blessing from God and glory to him; victory from God and glory. . . ."
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
16136
label
Painted Fragment of a ""Tiraz""
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obj
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object
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4
Source metadata
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16136
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Painted Fragment of a ""Tiraz""
description
This painted linen fragment is a "tiraz," an official honorific inscription on textile. Such inscriptions combine verses from the Qur'an and pious invocations to God. This fragment is unusual in that the inscription is painted. There is only a small group of such painted linens, probably created by a foreign craftsman in Egypt during the early 10th century. The text here contains the "basmala," the first verse of the Qur'an and the most fundamental praise to God: ". . . to him; victory from God and glory to him; blessing from God and glory to him; victory from God and glory. . . ."
provenance
Maurice Nahman, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 10th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Textiles
textiles
fragments
costume
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19.8
height
31.1
depth
0.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 13/16 x W: 12 1/4 x D: 1/16 in. (19.8 x 31.1 x 0.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Fatimid
inscriptions
[Inscription] to him; victory from God and glory to him; blessing from God and glory to him; victory from God and glory
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paint on linen
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6182
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ISL
TAF
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2114
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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98b10e592232ae57
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no
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2
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photo
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7610616393d467f6
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no
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photo
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no
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4
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photo
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no
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no