Fragment with Inscription
Unknown Artist
before 1968
Medium
Silk: compound tabby and broken twill weave
Dimensions
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Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1968.234
About this artwork
On a plain golden tan ground is a dark band containing two rows of a plaited Kufic inscription woven in the weft direction. The golden tan lettering within each band is oriented in the warp direction. The upper inscription row is three times larger than lower. The plain area below the inscription band and the inscription band are woven in compound tabby. The plain area above inscription band is woven in 3/1 broken twill.