Author
Unknown
Publication Date
969
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 250mm, Height: 40mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.120-1934
Record ID
T.120-1934
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
969
Notes
Fragment of tiraz, red silk embroidered Islamic inscription on cream silk/glazed linen (?) cloth. Egyptian, possibly Fatimid, ca. AD969-1170. The inscription covers the whole legth and height of the fragment. At one end there is a small piece of embroidered blue, silk thread. 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
Silk embroidered on woven linen Silk Linen Weaving Embroidery Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of tiraz, red silk embroidered Islamic inscription on cream silk/glazed linen (?) cloth. The inscription covers the whole legth and height of the fragment. At one end there is a small piece of embroidered blue, silk thread.
