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The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries

An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.

The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis

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Textile fragment with kufic inscription

  • Literature notes

    The fragment has two lines of drawn kufic inscriptions running in opposite directions, reading "al-'izz li-sah[hibihi]" (glory to its owner). The design is primarily on the surface and does not saturate the reverse.

    The original accession card dates the fragment to the 11th century.
  • Details

    Associated place
    Africa Egypt (find spot)
    AfricaEgyptCairoCairo Fustat (possible find spot)
    Near East (place of creation)
    Date
    11th century (1001 - 1100)
    Material and technique
    linen, decorated with black ink
    Dimensions
    23.5 x 8 cm max. (length x width)
    along length/width 24 / 20 threads/cm (thread count)
    0.05 cm max. (thread diameter)
    0.03 cm min. (thread diameter)
    Material index
    organicvegetalfibreflax linen,
    Technique index
    Object type index
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
    Accession no.
    EA1988.15
  • Further reading

    Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, cat. vol. iii, illus. vol. i

Glossary

kufic

  • kufic

    A term denoting various styles of angular Arabic script. Emerged in the early centuries of Islam, kufic soon became the preferred hand to copy holy texts.

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  • The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis

    The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries

    The fragment has two lines of drawn kufic inscriptions running in opposite directions, reading "al-'izz li-sah[hibihi]" (glory to its owner). The design is primarily on the surface and does not saturate the reverse.

    The original accession card dates the fragment to the 11th century.
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