Tiraz fragment
date: label: Date
content: 10th–12th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Tiraz fragment of natural linen with three tapestry bands. Two outer bands have a repeat of medallions containing alternately a bird and a rabbit; above and below is Islamic inscription. The central band has a repeating ogee shape with scrolls containing two confronted birds.
place: label: made in
content: Egypt
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1972-81-53
objectType: label: Type
content: woven textiles
label: Type
content: Tiraz fragment
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: linen, silk Technique: plain weave, slit tapestry with eccentric weft, doublesided
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 21 × 41 cm (8 1/4 × 16 1/8 in.)