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Fragment of a Tiraz, Probably the End of a Turban Cloth

1008 – 1009

Egypt, Tunah, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Hakim, AH 399

(A.D. 1008-1009)
tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament; linen and silk
Overall: 19.1 x 24.5 cm (7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1950.553
Location: Not on view
  • (Dr. Emil Delmar, Budapest and New York).
  • Kuhnel, Ernest,. "Four Remarkable Tiraz Textiles." In Miles, George Carpenter, and Ernst Herzfeld. Archaeologica Orientalia in Memoriam Ernst Herzfeld. Locust Valley, N.Y.: J.J. Augustin, 1952. p. 148-49, pl. XXVII, fig. 3
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