Tapestry ca. 1036-94 This is an exceptional example of textile art. Gold metal threads are woven into undyed linen and embroidered with red arabesques and a kufic inscription naming the Fatimd caliph al-Mustansir billah. Such gold-woven garments were usually given by the caliph to dignitaries. The fragment is here visible only from its back and inscription is thus mirror shaped.. Tapestry. ca. 1036-94. Linen, silk, metal wrapped thread; plain weave, tapestry weave. Attributed to Egypt. Textiles-Woven

Tapestry ca. 1036-94 This is an exceptional example of textile art. Gold metal threads are woven into undyed linen and embroidered with red arabesques and a kufic inscription naming the Fatimd caliph al-Mustansir billah. Such gold-woven garments were usually given by the caliph to dignitaries. The fragment is here visible only from its back and inscription is thus mirror shaped.. Tapestry. ca. 1036-94. Linen, silk, metal wrapped thread; plain weave, tapestry weave. Attributed to Egypt. Textiles-Woven
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