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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1000
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	2172&A-1900
Record ID	2172&A-1900
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1000
Notes	Part A: a plain/tabby woven linen cloth with blue silk decorative bands. Tiraz. Egypt, possibly Mamluk, ca. AD1200-1500. The piece has selvedge on either side. The linen is undyed; approx. 31x 22 tpc; s-spun; thread dia. approx. 0.5mm. There is one line of blue decoration, approx. 5mm wide, composed of connected circular motifs. The second band of decoration, approx.16mm wide, has a central line like the other but is bordered on either side with Islamic script. The piece is torn in half (the small piece may be 2172-1900), is stained and has holes. 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 embroided 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 silk Linen Silk Weaving
Parçalar	Textile Fragment, Textile Fragment
Fiziksel açıklama	Bands of pattern and inscription tapestry woven in blue silk. The inscription refers to El Mustansir, Khalif Khan, 1036-1095

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1000

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Textiles Death

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 2172&A-1900

Record ID 2172&A-1900

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1000

Notes Part A: a plain/tabby woven linen cloth with blue silk decorative bands. Tiraz. Egypt, possibly Mamluk, ca. AD1200-1500. The piece has selvedge on either side. The linen is undyed; approx. 31x 22 tpc; s-spun; thread dia. approx. 0.5mm. There is one line of blue decoration, approx. 5mm wide, composed of connected circular motifs. The second band of decoration, approx.16mm wide, has a central line like the other but is bordered on either side with Islamic script. The piece is torn in half (the small piece may be 2172-1900), is stained and has holes. 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 embroided 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 silk Linen Silk Weaving

Parçalar Textile Fragment, Textile Fragment

Fiziksel açıklama Bands of pattern and inscription tapestry woven in blue silk. The inscription refers to El Mustansir, Khalif Khan, 1036-1095