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Source Description
This fragment of a garment was woven in an official factory and decorated with an Arabic inscription. Such honorific inscriptions on textiles are called "tiraz" in Arabic, and "taraziden" in Persian. They combine pious invocations to God, verses from the Qur'an, and sometimes names of caliphs. On this example appears the phrase ". . . of Allah, and favor and glory to the servant of Allah. . .," a formula used to introduce the name of a caliph, a ruler of the Abbasid dynasty.
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Document identity
localId
29258
label
Fragment of a Tiraz
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
29258
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fragment of a Tiraz
description
This fragment of a garment was woven in an official factory and decorated with an Arabic inscription. Such honorific inscriptions on textiles are called "tiraz" in Arabic, and "taraziden" in Persian. They combine pious invocations to God, verses from the Qur'an, and sometimes names of caliphs. On this example appears the phrase ". . . of Allah, and favor and glory to the servant of Allah. . .," a formula used to introduce the name of a caliph, a ruler of the Abbasid dynasty.
provenance
Maurice Nahman, Cairo and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 10th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Textiles
textiles
fragments
costume
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.5
height
12.4
depth
0.1
dimensionsRaw
Overall: H: 4 15/16 × W: 4 7/8 × D: 1/16 in. (12.5 × 12.4 × 0.1 cm); Mounted, H: 13 7/16 × W: 12 5/16 × D: 11/16 in. (34.1 × 31.2 × 1.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Translation] of Allah
and favor and glory to the servant of Allah
dynasty
Abbasid Dynasty
med
linen, silk embroidery
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6182
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ISL
TAF
exhibition_ids
2114
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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a0206ff9b7f5d262
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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23ca5fce83bd08f8
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no