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Fragment with Inscription
Fragment with Inscription
before 1968
Iran, in the style of the Buyid period
(945–1055)
Silk: compound tabby and broken twill weave
Overall: 55.2 x 64.7 cm (21 3/4 x 25 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1968.234
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On a plain golden tan ground is a dark band containing two rows of a plaited Kufic inscription woven in the weft direction. The golden tan lettering within each band is oriented in the warp direction. The upper inscription row is three times larger than lower. The plain area below the inscription band and the inscription band are woven in compound tabby. The plain area above inscription band is woven in 3/1 broken twill.
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