Detail View: The AMICA Library: Fragment of a Tiraz
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1950.353
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Nationality:
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Yemen, San'a', Reign of Rassid Iman, Yusuf al-Da'i b. Yahyá, c. 963-999 A.D. (second half of 4th c. AH)
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Yemen, San'a', Reign of Rassid Iman, Yusuf al-Da'i b. Yahyá, c. 963-999 A.D. (second half of 4th c. AH)
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Title:
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Fragment of a Tiraz
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Detail
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Creation Date:
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c. 963-999
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Creation Start Date:
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958
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Creation End Date:
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1004
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Materials and Techniques:
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ikat dyed tabby cloth: cotton, with painted inscription
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Classification Term:
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Textile
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Style or Period:
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Yemen, San'a', Reign of Rassid Iman, Yusuf al-Da'i b. Yahyá, c. 963-999 A.D. (second half of 4th c.
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 60cm x 63.4cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1950.353
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Inscriptions:
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Kufic inscription, translated as: ". . . [a]l-Dá'i ilá al-Haqq, Commander of the Believers, Yusuf b. Yahya b. al-Nasir li-Din Allah Ahmad, son of the apostle of God, may God bless them all." At the bottom, the word "to God" is inverted.
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Moritz Nahman, Cairo; (Dikran G. Kelekian, New York).
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1950.353det01.tif
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