Tiraz Fragment from an Ikat Shawl

Unknown Artist

late 9th–early 10th century

Tiraz Fragment from an Ikat Shawl by Unknown Artist

Medium

Cotton, ink, gold; plain weave, resist-dyed (ikat), painted

Dimensions

Textile: L. 23 in. (58.4 cm) W. 21 3/4 in. (55.2 cm) Mount: H. 34 1/4 in. (87 cm) W. 24 1/4 in. (61.6 cm) D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Painted and/or Printed

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of George D. Pratt, 1929

Accession Number

29.179.10

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