Publication Date
Late fifth century AH / beginning of the eleventh century - beginning of the twelfth century AD
Publication Place
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Subject
Plain/monochrome linen fabric, linen with silk for a weft-faced rug weave
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
85.4 × 84.5 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
47.8.4
Record ID
object;EPM;us;Mus21;33;ar
Library Location
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Date
Late fifth century AH / beginning of the eleventh century - beginning of the twelfth century AD
Notes
Most of the fabrics that survive from Fatimid Egypt, mainly small pieces, were made or reused as burial shrouds and were spared harm by the dry Egyptian climate. This relatively large painting can therefore be concluded to be for funerary use, and due to the presence of missing or damaged areas, the piece was newly stitched from four pieces of the same fabric, which means that the original painting was much longer. Its materials (bleached linen and silk), its weaving in the manner of carpets, and the bands of geometric decoration all indicate that it was produced in Egypt during the Fatimid period. There are several bands of inscriptions that can be read as repetitions of the phrase “Help from God,” but due to the lack of a historical inscription it is likely that this cloth was made for a humble customer rather than a high-ranking person from the ruling court. However, the cloth shows a great similarity in style and manufacture to what are known as the Cadouin shrouds (referring to the Cadouin Monastery in France), on which the name of the Caliph Al-Mustali (reigned during 487-495 AH / 1094-1101 AD) was engraved.
Sample Text
"Canvas Painting" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;33;ar
