Tiraz fragment
A.D. 996–1020
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave with silk and linen slit tapestry weave insert
DimensionsOverall: 45 x 50.5 cm (17 11/16 x 19 7/8 in.)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number32.31
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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
11th century
A.D. 975–996
4th–6th century A.D.
late 18th–early 19th century
19th century
first half of 19th century
6th century A.D. (?)
mid-11th century
4th–5th century A.D.
A.D. 1000–1476