Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1000
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 60mm, Width: 173mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.86-1937
Record ID
T.86-1937
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1000
Notes
Band of woven linen with silk embroidery. Egypt, Fatimid, ca. AD1000-1200. Islamic script. Tiraz. The linen is cream coloured and finely woven. The band is highly decorated with a top and bottom border of Islamic script. Inbetween are geometric and floral designs. Brown and black silk are embroidered to highlight the woven linen designs. In the Abbasid period (AD750-1258) fabrics, called tiraz, were made in present day Iraq and Egypt. The word came to mean honorific robes with woven or embroidered inscriptions. Text from the Koran was embroidered across the fabric with a line of geometric shapes above that were probably for decoration. Text might also include information such as the name of the reigning caliph, place of production and date.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
woven linen and embroidered silk Silk Linen Weaving Embroidery Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Band of woven linen with silk embroidery. The linen is cream coloured and finely woven. The band is highly decorated with a top and bottom border of Islamic script. Inbetween are geometric and floral designs. Brown and black silk are embroidered to highlight the woven linen designs.
