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Tiraz fragment
Tiraz fragment

Tiraz fragment

mid-11th century
Object PlaceEgypt
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave slit tapestry
Dimensions22 x 13 cm (8 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.); Legacy dimension: .13 x .22
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number32.30
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.
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