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Textile fragment with kufic inscription

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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    • currently in research collection

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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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