Tiraz Textile Fragment

Unknown Artist

late 9th–early 10th century

Tiraz Textile Fragment by Unknown Artist

Medium

Cotton, ink, and gold; plain weave, resist-dyed (ikat), painted Inscription: black ink and gold leaf; painted

Dimensions

Textile: L. 23 in. (58.4 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm) Mount: L. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm) W. 21 in. (53.3 cm) D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm) Wt. 8 lbs. (3.6 kg)

Classification

Textiles

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of George D. Pratt, 1929

Accession Number

29.179.9

Tags

Arabic

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