Fragment with confronted animal medallions and kufic bands
1480–1649 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Fragment with confronted animal medallions and kufic bands, 1480–1649 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Iran. Silk: diasper, tabby weave; overall: 39.6 x 45.4 cm (15 9/16 x 17 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1950.84
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- Silk: diasper, tabby weave
- Dimensions
- Overall: 39.6 x 45.4 cm (15 9/16 x 17 7/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Wa-kull ma badharahu al-Raman la-mu'awwal Translation: Below each roundel is a rectangular band containing a "kufic" inscription: "Everything that the Merciful One has revealed is to be relied on."
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1950.84
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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