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Sep 8, 2017

Fragment of Inscription Band

before 1966

Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period

(945–1055)

Compound tabby on tabby ground; silk

Overall: 74.2 x 37.1 cm (29 3/16 x 14 5/8 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Abegg 1966.135

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

two parallel inscription bands (1966.135 and 1982.299) with Kufic lettering in dark brown on a lighter brown ground run the warp direction of the cream colored textile with the lettering oriented at right angles to the warp: ". . . sallá Allah 'a[layhi wa-alihi] nabi(an in superscript) wa-bi-al-Qur'an kitab(an in superscript) wa-bi-al-Ka'bah [qiblat(an in superscript)] wa-bi-al-a' immah al-ithná 'ashar 'alayhim al-salam i[mam(an in superscript)]

Inscription Translation

. . . God bless hi[m and his family] as a prophet, with the Kora[n] as a book, with the Ka'bah [as a qiblah] and with the twelve imams (upon them be peace) as an i[mam].

Provenance

?-1966

Werner [1903–1984] and Margaret Harrington Daniels Abegg [1901–1999], New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1966-

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

“Annual Report for 1966.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 54, no. 6, 1967, pp. 159–197. Mentioned: pp. 177-178 www.jstor.org

Exhibition history

Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).

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{{cite web|title=Fragment of Inscription Band|url=https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.135|year=before 1966|access-date=04 December 2023|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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Fragment of Inscription Band

Fragment of Inscription Band

Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period

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