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A Fatimid woven linen fragment (tiraz) Egypt, 10th/ 11th Century image 1
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Lot 18

A Fatimid woven linen fragment (tiraz)
Egypt, 10th/ 11th Century

14 November 2023, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A Fatimid woven linen fragment (tiraz)
Egypt, 10th/ 11th Century

the natural ground woven in polychrome with a band of inscriptions in kufic to the upper edge, the lower edge with a band of lozenges containing geometric designs, mounted and framed
the fragment 22.5 x 9 cm. max.; the frame 47 x 34.4 cm.

Footnotes

Provenance
The collection of the late Terence Mullaly (1927-2020), critic and the art correspondent for the Daily Telegraph in the 1970s and 1980s.

Inscriptions: al-tawfiq bi'llah..., 'Success is by God ...'.

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