Tiraz Fragment from an Ikat Shawl
Object type: Tiraz fragment
Department: Islamic Art
Date: late 9th–early 10th century
Medium: Cotton, ink, gold; plain weave, resist-dyed (ikat), painted
Dimensions: Textile: L. 23 in. (58.4 cm)
             W. 21 3/4 in. (55.2 cm)
Mount: H. 34 1/4 in. (87 cm)
             W. 24 1/4 in. (61.6 cm)
             D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Painted and/or Printed
Geography: Made in    Yemen  
Credit line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1929
Accession year: 1929