A Fatimid woven linen fragment (tiraz) Egypt, 10th/ 11th Century
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A Fatimid woven linen fragment (tiraz)
Egypt, 10th/ 11th Century
the natural ground woven in polychrome with a band of inscriptions in kufic to the upper edge, the lower edge with a band of lozenges containing geometric designs, mounted and framed
the fragment 22.5 x 9 cm. max.; the frame 47 x 34.4 cm.
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Provenance
The collection of the late Terence Mullaly (1927-2020), critic and the art correspondent for the Daily Telegraph in the 1970s and 1980s.
Inscriptions: al-tawfiq bi'llah..., 'Success is by God ...'.
Egypt, 10th/ 11th Century
the natural ground woven in polychrome with a band of inscriptions in kufic to the upper edge, the lower edge with a band of lozenges containing geometric designs, mounted and framed
the fragment 22.5 x 9 cm. max.; the frame 47 x 34.4 cm.
Footnotes:
Provenance
The collection of the late Terence Mullaly (1927-2020), critic and the art correspondent for the Daily Telegraph in the 1970s and 1980s.
Inscriptions: al-tawfiq bi'llah..., 'Success is by God ...'.
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A Fatimid woven linen fragment (tiraz) Egypt, 10th/ 11th Century
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