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Fragment of a Tiraz
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The design consists of a broad five partite decorative band with geometric ornamentation in red, red and green, and yellow and dark blue, and a single line of Arabic text embroidered in red on the plain ecru linen cloth. This inscription, extremely damaged and fragmentary, has been deciphered only in part.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFragment of a Tiraz, 932–40. Egypt, Tunah, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Qahir or al-Radi, AH 320-329 (A.D. 932-940). Silk embroidery on linen tabby ground; overall: 33 x 46.4 cm (13 x 18 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt, 1932.31
