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Inscribed Textile (Tiraz) Fragment981/371 A.H.

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Fragment of aged textile or papyrus in honey-tan tones with two rows of reddish-brown cursive script in a non-Latin script across the center, with large areas of loss and torn edges
Papyrus fragment, horizontal strip with two lines of Arabic script in dark reddish-brown ink on aged, cream-colored surface with worn and torn edges.
Fragment of aged linen textile, heavily stained and degraded with large losses, featuring two horizontal lines of Arabic script in dark reddish-brown ink across the center.
Textile fragment with two horizontal bands of Arabic script woven in dark reddish-brown on undyed linen ground, with frayed edges visible along the bottom.
Title
Inscribed Textile (Tiraz) Fragment
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
981/371 A.H.
Period
Fatimid (909-1171)
Medium
Linen plain weave with linen-warp and silk-weft tapestry weave
Dimensions
Textile: 15 1/2 × 27 1/8 in. (39.37 × 68.9 cm) Frame: 19 5/8 × 31 5/8 × 1 7/8 in. (49.85 × 80.33 × 4.76 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.30
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Komaroff, Linda. Gift Tradition in Islamic Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.
  • Komaroff, Linda. Gifts of the Sultan: the Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2011.

  • Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.