Cleveland Museum of Art (Egyptian) · textile
Fragment of a Tiraz
Description
[Egypt, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Mustansir, 1000s] The tripartite band consists of a central band with a frieze of paired, confronted griffins, framed by oval cartouches which are delineated only by the joined trifoliate motifs which fill the spandrels. On either side are opposing lines of Arabic text in Kufic script. The two lines of inscription, both of which are incomplete, appear to represent repetitions of a single text.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
Transcription
The two lines of inscription in Kufic script, both of which are incomplete, appear to represent repetitions of a single text: (top line): ". . .[the blessings of] God be upon him and upon his forefathers, the pure imams"
(bottom line): ". . . the pure [imams]. Of that which the most illustrious vizier and elect one of [the Commander of the Believers] . . ordered to be made. . ."Cross-references (2)
- Wikidata Q80003627 tier-1
- CMA-id 111450 tier-2
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