Fragment of a Tiraz Textile made for the 'Abbasid Caliph al-Mutaqqi, 940/941

  • Islamic, Egyptian

Linen and silk threads

  • 12 x 38 1/2 in. ( 30.48 x 97.79 cm) Pressure-mounted with 32.53.2 : 25 x 59 x 2 in. ( 63.5 x 149.86 x 5.08 cm)

Gift of George Dwight Pratt

32.53.1

On View

  • Islamic, Level 1, North

Department

Islamic Art

"...(Allah's benedictions) upon Muhammad, Seal of the Prophets, and upon his family the good. Blessing from Allah to the Servant of Allah Abi Ishaq, the Imam al-Mutaqqi billah, Commander of the Faithful, may Allah prolong his existence. Ordered by..." "...Blessing from Allah to the Servant of Allah Abi Ishaq, the Imam al-Mutaqqi billah, Commander of the Faithful, may Allah prolong his existence. Ordered by the Wazir Sulyman ibn al-Hasan under the direction..."

Islamic, Egyptian, Fragment of a Tiraz Textile made for the 'Abbasid Caliph al-Mutaqqi, 940/941, Linen and silk threads. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of George Dwight Pratt, 32.53.1.