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Painted Fragment of a "Tiraz"

Islamic (Artist)
Egyptian (Artist)
early 10th century (Medieval)
paint on linen
(Islamic World , Textiles and Furniture )

This painted linen fragment is a "tiraz," an official honorific inscription on textile. Such inscriptions combine verses from the Qur'an and pious invocations to God. This fragment is unusual in that the inscription is painted. There is only a small group of such painted linens, probably created by a foreign craftsman in Egypt during the early 10th century. The text here contains the "basmala," the first verse of the Qur'an and the most fundamental praise to God: ". . . to him; victory from God and glory to him; blessing from God and glory to him; victory from God and glory. . . ."

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[Inscription] to him; victory from God and glory to him; blessing from God and glory to him; victory from God and glory

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Maurice Nahman, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

2013-2014 Threshold to the Sacred: The Ark Door of Cairo’s Ben Ezra Synagogue . The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Yeshiva University Museum, New York.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
7/25/1974 Examination examined for technical study
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Geographies

Egypt (Place of Origin) Iran (Place of Discovery)

Measurements

H: 7 13/16 x W: 12 1/4 x D: 1/16 in. (19.8 x 31.1 x 0.1 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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83.566

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