Fragment of Tiraz Textile, 12th century

  • Islamic, Egyptian

First panel balanced plain weave (tabby); ends rolled and hemmed; second panel weft faced plain weave with eccentric and discontinuous wefts (tapestry); ends rolled and hemmed

  • Overall: 8 1/2 × 4 3/4 inches (21.6 × 12.1 cm)

City of Detroit Purchase

29.457

Inscribed, illegible.

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

Islamic, Egyptian, Fragment of Tiraz Textile, 12th century, first panel balanced plain weave (tabby); ends rolled and hemmed; second panel weft faced plain weave with eccentric and discontinuous wefts (tapestry); ends rolled and hemmed. Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 29.457.