Fragment. Dimensions: Textile: L. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm) W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)Mount: L. 16 in. (40.6 cm) W. 15 5/16 in. (38.9 cm). Date: 11th century.This linen tiraz textile is enlivened with vibrantly colored red, blue, and yellow animals and medallions. Unlike most <i>tiraz</i>, in which the primary decoration is an embroidered inscription, this textile depicts a hare and confronted peacocks. While the decorative motif refers to pre-Islamic Coptic and Sasanian textiles, the textile's late date of the eleventh century reflects a trend toward classical revival in Fatimid artistic production. Two bands of kufic text repeat the word God. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Fragment. Dimensions: Textile: L. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm) W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)Mount: L. 16 in. (40.6 cm) W. 15 5/16 in. (38.9 cm). Date: 11th century.This linen tiraz textile is enlivened with vibrantly colored red, blue, and yellow animals and medallions. Unlike most <i>tiraz</i>, in which the primary decoration is an embroidered inscription, this textile depicts a hare and confronted peacocks. While the decorative motif refers to pre-Islamic Coptic and Sasanian textiles, the textile's late date of the eleventh century reflects a trend toward classical revival in Fatimid artistic production. Two bands of kufic text repeat the word God. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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