Tiraz Fragment

Unknown artist

Date: ca. 892–902

Medium: Silk warp and cotton weft (mulham); plain weave, embroidered

Dimensions: Textile: L. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm) W. 14 in. (35.6 cm) Mount: H. 16 5/8 in. (42.2 cm) W. 17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm) D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)

Classification: Textiles-Embroidered

Country: Eastern Iran or Khurasan

Themes: Arabic

Gift of George D. Pratt, 1931

Date range

867 – 927

Largest dimension

44.1 cm

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