Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · textile
Tiraz fragment with embroidered patterns and script
Description
<p>The motifs embroidered on a plain woven undyed linen cloth are largely geometric patterning including crosses, stepped motifs, and meanders. Two narrow bands in the overall matrix of pattern bear inscriptions in a kind of square Kufic script, which repeats and is mirrored.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/83.611' rel='external'>Tiraz fragment with embroidered patterns and script</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 83.611 tier-2
- Walters-id 13135 tier-2
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