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Textile fragment with tiraz band
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- AD 946 - 974 (AH 334 - 363)
- Material and technique
- cotton or linen, embroidered with brown silk
- Dimensions
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26.5 x 16 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 23 / 19 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.04 cm (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.04 cm (thread diameter)
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organic › animal › animal product › silk
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assembled › woven › plain woven,woven › plain woven,
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1988.29
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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. iii, illus. vol. i
Location
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- currently in research collection
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The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries
A tiraz fragment with the inscription "barakat min allah ni'mat allah al-'izz li'l-imam al-Muti'lillah amir al-mu'minin atala allah baqahu" (blessing from God, prosperity of God, glory, to the Imam al-Muti'lillah, commander of the faithful, may God prolong his life).
The textile comes from Egypt and is dated to H 334-363/946-974 AD.
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