Tiraz Veil, A.H. 373/A.D. 983–84, Attributed to Egypt, Tinnis, Silk; plain weave, tapestry weave, Textile: L. 23 3/8 in. (59.4 cm), Textiles-Woven, Two opposed, embroidered bands of Arabic inscription in kufic script are the centerpiece of this silk veil. The inscription retains the style of those on tiraz woven in Abbasid workshops, taken over by the Fatimids when they established themselves in Egypt in A
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Tiraz Veil, .H, 373/.D, 983–84, Attributed, Egypt, Tinnis, Silk, plain weave, tapestry, Textile, L, 23 3/8, 59.4 cm, Textiles-Woven, Two opposed, embroidered bands, Arabic inscription, kufic script, centerpiece, silk veil, inscription retains, style, tiraz woven, Abbasid workshops, Fatimids, established themselves
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