Fragment of Tiraz Textile, 12th century

  • Islamic, Egyptian

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

  • Overall: 8 3/8 × 4 5/8 inches (21.3 × 11.7 cm)

City of Detroit Purchase

29.402

Inscribed, upper inscription: [translated: Victory from Allah] Inscribed, lower inscription, repeated: [translated: Dominion belongs to Allah]

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 discontinuous wefts (tapestry). Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 29.402.