Textile Fragment with Kufic Inscription Maker: Unknown

11th–12th century

Asian Art

Not on view
Medium

Silk; compound cloth, twill weave, brocaded

Dimensions

24 13/16 × 11 13/16 in. (63 × 30 cm)

Credit Line

Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore

Accession Number

1937.4612

Geography

Iran

Culture

Iranian/Persian, Islamic

Period

Seljuk period (1037–1194)

Classification

Textiles

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Provenance
Said to have come from the Rayy graves, 1925; Arthur Upham Pope (1881–1969) and Phyllis Ackerman (1893–1977) Collection, 1936 ; Mrs. William H. Moore (1858–1955) New York; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Inscriptions

Inscription in kufic script: "My Lord, thou art possessor of bounty, so be gracious; I am possessor of sins so forgive me." First word missing in textile. Wafir meter.

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