Fragment of Tiraz Textile, 12th century

  • Islamic, Egyptian

Balanced plain weave (tabby); weft faced plain weave with eccentric and discontinuous wefts (tapestry); three rolled vertical seams; three vertical tucks; one horizontal seam

  • Overall: 7 × 13 1/2 inches (17.8 × 34.3 cm)

City of Detroit Purchase

29.388

Inscribed, Kufic, repeated: [Victory from God]

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

Islamic, Egyptian, Fragment of Tiraz Textile, 12th century, balanced plain weave (tabby); weft faced plain weave with eccentric and discontinuous wefts (tapestry); three rolled vertical seams; three vertical tucks; one horizontal seam. Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 29.388.