Tiraz Textile Fragment, late 10th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, silk; plain weave, tapestry weave, Textile: H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), Textiles-Tapestries, The manufacture of this undated tiraz textile can be definitively linked to the last quarter of the tenth century, specifically to the reign of the fifth Fatimid Caliph, al-‘Aziz bi’llah (r. 975–996). Covering the entire field, the tapestry-woven Arabic inscription in kufic script reads, 'In the name of God, the Merciful, the Beneficent, Victory [is from God
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Tiraz Textile Fragment, late 10th century, Attributed, Egypt, Linen, silk, plain weave, tapestry, Textile, H, 9 1/4, 23.5 cm, Textiles-Tapestries, manufacture, undated tiraz, textile, definitively linked, last quarter, tenth, specifically, reign, fifth Fatimid, Caliph, al-‘Aziz bi’llah, r, 975–996, Covering, entire field, tapestry-woven Arabic, inscription, kufic script, reads, name, God, Merciful, Beneficent, Victory
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