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Patterned fabric (style)
(قماش ذو نقوش طراز)

Title	Patterned fabric (style)
Title Original	قماش ذو نقوش طراز
Publication Date:	371 AH / 981 AD
Publication Place	- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Subject	Linen and silk, terry and carpet knitting/carpet style
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	39.4 سم × 69.2 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	M.2002.1.30
Record ID	object;EPM;us;Mus21;2;ar
Library Location	Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Date	371 AH / 981 AD
Notes	This style of fabric was made for the Fatimid Caliph al-Aziz (r. 975-96) and bears witness to the luxurious nature of Fatimid society. Exceptionally, in addition to presenting the titles of the caliph, it gives the name of his first vizier, Ibn Klis (served during 366-380 AH / 977-90 AD), and Klis, who was of Jewish origin, famous for his financial reforms that helped achieve tremendous prosperity for Egypt and also for the vizier. The inscription reads: “Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, and may God’s blessings be upon the Prophet Muhammad. May God appoint the Vizier (God’s help to the Vizier) Abu Mansour, the Imam of the Mighty God, the Leader of the Faithful. May God protect him and bless his pure ancestors. This is what the respected Vizier Abu Al-Faraj Yaqoub Ibn Yusuf (Ibn Kulais), Minister of the Commander of the Faithful, ordered in the year three hundred and seventy-one.
Sample Text	“Patterned fabric (style)” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;2;ar

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Patterned fabric (style)

(قماش ذو نقوش طراز)

Publication Date 371 AH / 981 AD

Publication Place - Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Subject Linen and silk, terry and carpet knitting/carpet style

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 39.4 سم × 69.2 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID M.2002.1.30

Record ID object;EPM;us;Mus21;2;ar

Library Location Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Date 371 AH / 981 AD

Notes This style of fabric was made for the Fatimid Caliph al-Aziz (r. 975-96) and bears witness to the luxurious nature of Fatimid society. Exceptionally, in addition to presenting the titles of the caliph, it gives the name of his first vizier, Ibn Klis (served during 366-380 AH / 977-90 AD), and Klis, who was of Jewish origin, famous for his financial reforms that helped achieve tremendous prosperity for Egypt and also for the vizier. The inscription reads: “Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, and may God’s blessings be upon the Prophet Muhammad. May God appoint the Vizier (God’s help to the Vizier) Abu Mansour, the Imam of the Mighty God, the Leader of the Faithful. May God protect him and bless his pure ancestors. This is what the respected Vizier Abu Al-Faraj Yaqoub Ibn Yusuf (Ibn Kulais), Minister of the Commander of the Faithful, ordered in the year three hundred and seventy-one.

Sample Text “Patterned fabric (style)” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;2;ar