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Tiraz fragment
Tiraz fragment

Tiraz fragment

A.D. 975–996
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave with silk and linen tapestry weave insert
DimensionsOverall: 27 x 44 cm (10 5/8 x 17 5/16 in.)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number32.32
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenancePurchased in Cairo, Egypt by Joseph Lindon Smith (b. 1863 - d. 1950) for the MFA for $500 [see note 1]. (Accession Date: January 21, 1932)

NOTES: [1] MFA accession numbers 32.28 - 32.33 were acquired for this amount.