Fragment of a shawl with inscription

Unknown Artist

8th–9th century

Fragment of a shawl with inscription by Unknown Artist

Medium

Cotton; embroidered in wool

Dimensions

Textile: L. 14 in. (35.6 cm) W. 25 in. (63.5 cm) Mount: H. 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm) W. 30 5/8 in. (77.8 cm) D. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Embroidered

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of George D. Pratt, 1931

Accession Number

31.106.23

Tags

Arabic

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