Tiraz Textile Fragment
11th century
Maker Unknown
Arts of the Islamic World
Leaping hares in twelve roundels make up the red-ground tapestry band of this fragment. Hares were associated with speed, the hunt, and good fortune in ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, and Roman art. This popular motif of the Fatimid period in Egypt appears in a variety of artistic media including ceramics, wood, metalwork, and textiles.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- Linen, tapestry-woven decoration
- Medium
- linen, tapestry-woven, decoration
- Period
- Fatimid Period
- Dimensions
- 13 1/4 x 7in. (33.7 x 17.8cm) Frame: 2 x 23 1/16 x 17 in. (5.1 x 58.5 x 43.2 cm)
- Departments
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Accession Number
- 86.227.98
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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