Source URL: https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/fragment-tiraz-textile-49134
Islamic, Egyptian
Fragment of Tiraz Textile, 11th/12th Century
balanced plain weave with discontinuous silk weft (tabby); weft faced plain weave with supplementary silk weft, also in weft faced plain weave (tapestry)
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Artist Islamic, Egyptian
Title
  • Fragment of Tiraz Textile
Date 11th/12th Century
Medium Balanced plain weave with discontinuous silk weft (tabby); weft faced plain weave with supplementary silk weft, also in weft faced plain weave (tapestry)
Dimensions 8 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
22.2 x 19.7 cm
Credit Line City of Detroit Purchase
Accession Number 29.403.2
Department Islamic Art
Not On View
Formerly in the collection of:
Dorothea Russell