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Tiraz with gold

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Description

[Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Zahir, 1020–1035] The dominant gold ground of a tripartite band displays horned bovines with cloven hooves alternating with stylized palmette trees flanked by opposing lines of text on the dark blue linen ground. The historical inscription is written in kufic script with elongated bowls of the lower letters. The text and epigraphy indicate a date during the caliphate of al-Zahir (r. 1020–35).

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

Transcription

Lower line (inverted): "[In] the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. There is no god but Allāh alone." Upper line: "[son of the imam al-Haki]m bi-amr-Allāh, Commander of the Faithful, God's benedictions."

Cross-references (2)

  • Wikidata Q79933228 tier-1
  • CMA-id 150675 tier-2
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