Fragment of a Tiraz Textile

Unknown Artist

dated A.H. 266/879–80 CE

Fragment of a Tiraz Textile by Unknown Artist

Medium

Silk; plain weave, embroidered

Dimensions

Textile: L. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm) W. 12 in. (30.5 cm) Mount: L. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm) D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Embroidered

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of George D. Pratt, 1931

Accession Number

31.106.27

Tags

Arabic

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