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Tiraz fragment
Egyptian (Arabic)
Fatamid
A.D. 996–1020
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave with silk and linen slit tapestry weave insert
Dimensions
Overall: 46.5 x 68 cm (18 5/16 x 26 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number34.116
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLoosely-woven undyed linen cloth; stained at corners; many holes. Strip of unwoven warps (.05 wide) at top. At left is plain selvedge pulled very tightly. Design: tapestry band. Bold formal Kufic inscription (.04 high) in brown silk; on cream linen ground ornamented with two fine horizontal brown lines. Inscription complete at left. Inscription: "...el Mansur el Hakim bi amri 'llah. There is no god but Allah. The Good is an Aid. Fortune is in God. And success is in God. And prosperity comes from God."
Provenance1934, purchased by the MFA for $295.70 (total price for 34.114-120). (Accession Date: April 5, 1934)