Fragment of Plaid Tiraz Textile, 12th century

  • Islamic, Egyptian

Balanced plain weave (tabby); weft faced plain weave with discontinuous and eccentric wefts (tapestry)

  • Overall: 7 1/2 × 5 3/4 inches (19.1 × 14.6 cm)

City of Detroit Purchase

29.391

Inscribed, Naskhi: [Nasr min allah [translated: Victory from God]]

Dorothea Russell. 1929-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Islamic, Egyptian, Fragment of Plaid Tiraz Textile, 12th century, balanced plain weave (tabby); weft faced plain weave with discontinuous and eccentric wefts (tapestry). Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 29.391.