Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile
1130 – 1149
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile, 1130 – 1149. Egypt, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Hafiz, AH 524-544, 12th Century. Tapestry (originally inwoven in a tabby ground); linen and silk; overall: 7.4 x 6.4 cm (2 15/16 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1929.936
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- tapestry (originally inwoven in a tabby ground); linen and silk
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.4 x 6.4 cm (2 15/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1929.936
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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