File:Egypt, Tinnis, Fatimid period, datable to 983-90 - Turban end with tiraz - 1950.354 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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Turban end with tiraz
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Turban end with tiraz |
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| Object type | textile | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
This finely woven linen cloth, dyed a cherished pistachio color, was cut from a longer fabric worn folded and wrapped as a turban with the silk tapestry-woven decoration shown off in the front. It contains two opposing rows of nearly identical Arabic text separated by a row of medallions displaying a pair of birds. The historical text begins by praising Allah, asking that he assist the Caliph al-‘Aziz and bless him and his ancestors. The inscription also specifies that the vizier Abu ibn Yusuf ordered the cloth from the private factory (tiraz) in Tinnis. This luxurious cloth could have been a gift from the caliph in Cairo during the Fatimid period to a courtier or visiting dignitary. It is one of the finest known examples. |
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| Date | between 983 and 990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen and silk | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Mounted: 60.3 x 161.9 cm (23 3/4 x 63 3/4 in.); Overall: 49.5 x 151.1 cm (19 1/2 x 59 1/2 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
1950.354 |
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| Place of creation | Egypt, Tinnis, Fatimid period, datable to 983-90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.354 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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