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Fragment of a Tiraz

1058–60
Linen and silk: tapestry (originally inwoven in a tabby ground)
Overall: 8.6 x 16.3 cm (3 3/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1929.932
Location: not on view
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Description

The tripartite band consists of a central band with a frieze of paired, confronted griffins, framed by oval cartouches which are delineated only by the joined trifoliate motifs which fill the spandrels. On either side are opposing lines of Arabic text in Kufic script. The two lines of inscription, both of which are incomplete, appear to represent repetitions of a single text.
Fragment of a Tiraz

Fragment of a Tiraz

1058–60

Egypt, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Mustansir, 1000s

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