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
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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.
NOTES: [1] MFA accession numbers 32.28 - 32.33 were acquired for this amount.
A.D. 996–1020
A.D. 996–1020
11th century
late 18th–early 19th century
19th century
first half of 19th century
6th century A.D. (?)
early 19th century
1815–20
about 1820
around 1815