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Collections

Inscribed Textile (Tiraz) Fragmentsecond half of the 9th-10th century

Not on view
Three fragments of ancient woven textile with honey-gold ground and horizontal bands of teal and ochre geometric motifs, displayed on a white mount
Title
Inscribed Textile (Tiraz) Fragment
Culture
Islamic
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
second half of the 9th-10th century
Medium
Linen and wool tapestry
Dimensions
Textile: 5 5/8 × 43 1/4 in. (14.29 × 109.86 cm) Frame: 12 1/4 × 49 1/4 × 2 5/16 in. (31.12 × 125.1 × 5.87 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.692
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Komaroff, Linda. Gifts of the Sultan: the Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2011.