Publication Date
public sale date: 12/1922 (Lot no. 50)|committee/commission date: 12/14/1922|date: 12/21/1933 (Cluny museum deposit)|date: 01/20/1934 (Deposit order)|date: 07/10/1986 (Allocation order)
Publication Place
Egypt (Arab Middle East) -
Etat
Subject
Material: Textile (silk), Textile (linen)|Material/Technique: Tapestry - In the center, horizontal band decorated with three medallions, each containing a winged quadruped. Above and below, two lines of a Kufic inscription. Horizontal band, in multicolored silks and linen, decorated with three medallions, two with a red background and one with a blue background, each containing a griffin. In the spandrels a double scroll pattern is outlined on a blue background. Above and below, two lines of a Kufic inscription; on one side, bismillah ("in the name of God"), on the other, the date 448 (from the hegira = 1056). Fragment of tiraz, embroidery which adorned the robes of honor offered by the sovereign.|
Type
Other
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Hauteur : 6 cm ; Largeur : 8,3 cm ; Hauteur : 30,3 cm (avec cadre) ; Largeur : 30,3 cm (avec cadre) ; Epaisseur : 2,5 cm (avec cadre)
Library
Musee du Louvre
Library Asset ID
17554
Record ID
cl010357991
Library Location
Paris (France), Museum of the Middle Ages and Thermal Baths of Cluny
Date
11th century (1056; Hegira: 448)
Notes
purchase at public sale
Sample Text
Inscription:|Bismillah (in the name of God) and the date 448
