Tiraz
Tiraz
1035-94 (made)
1035-94 (made)
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Technical analysis: linen and silk woven tiraz. Ground: plain or tabby weave ground in undyed linen. Warp: S-twist, 30-1 per cm. Weft: S-twist, 30-1 per cm. Bands: two tapestry-woven bands , one with inscriptions, one in mirror image of the other and decorative area in between. Slit and dovetailed tapestry over single and paired warps. Weft of undyed linen for the letters and other details and of silk with no noticeable twist in the dark and light blue, red faded, yellow faded abd black faded. Twenty-one weft shoots per cm; 60 ribs per cm.
This is a fragment of fine linen, with bands of tapestry, woven in coloured silks and linen thread on the warp threads of linen.
This is a fragment of fine linen, with bands of tapestry, woven in coloured silks and linen thread on the warp threads of linen.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Tiraz (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | woven silk and linen |
| Brief description | Tiraz of woven linen and silk with Arabic inscription. |
| Physical description | Technical analysis: linen and silk woven tiraz. Ground: plain or tabby weave ground in undyed linen. Warp: S-twist, 30-1 per cm. Weft: S-twist, 30-1 per cm. Bands: two tapestry-woven bands , one with inscriptions, one in mirror image of the other and decorative area in between. Slit and dovetailed tapestry over single and paired warps. Weft of undyed linen for the letters and other details and of silk with no noticeable twist in the dark and light blue, red faded, yellow faded abd black faded. Twenty-one weft shoots per cm; 60 ribs per cm. This is a fragment of fine linen, with bands of tapestry, woven in coloured silks and linen thread on the warp threads of linen. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Bismallah al-rahman al-rahim la ilaha illa Allah salla [Allah] 'a[layhima] / . . . al-Munstansir bi-llah amir al-muminim salawat Allah 'alayh wa 'ala aba'ih [al-akari]m al-tahirin wa abna'ih al-muntasirin (What follows al-Mustansir's name is a well-known Fatimid formula, which is found on several monuments also.)
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| Object history | Purchased from the Reverend Greville John Chester |
| Production | Al-Mustansir, Fatimid Egypt |
| Association | |
| Bibliographic reference | Contadini, Anna, Fatimid Art at the Victoria & Albert Museum. London:
V&A Publications, 1998. p. 66, plate 22 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1381-1888 |
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| Record created | May 25, 2004 |
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