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Textile fragment with naskhi inscription, probably from a banner
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Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- linen, embroidered with red silk
- Dimensions
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11.5 x 8.3 cm (length x width)
ground fabric 0.05 cm max. (thread diameter)
ground fabric 0.02 cm min. (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.07 cm (thread diameter)
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organic › animal › animal product › silk
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woven › plain woven,assembled › woven › plain woven,
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1984.54
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Further reading
Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, cat. vol. ii, illus. vol. i
Location
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- currently in research collection
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The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries
Part of a naskhi inscription set over an arabesque border. The fragmentary inscription reads 'al-kar(amat)' (nobility).
As the inscription would have been quite large, the fragment probably was part of a banner or similarly large textile. Threads are couched down over surface satin filling stitches.
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