Tiraz Textile (Turban) Fragment Inscribed with the Name of Caliph al-Muqtadir

908–929 CE / 295–320 AH

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Tiraz Textile (Turban) Fragment Inscribed with the Name of Caliph al-Muqtadir, 908–929 CE / 295–320 AH. Plain weave cotton with silk embroidery, 8 11/16 x 18 1/8 in. (22 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.836. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Tiraz Textile (Turban) Fragment Inscribed with the Name of Caliph al-Muqtadir

Date

908–929 CE / 295–320 AH

Period

Abbasid Period

Medium

Plain weave cotton with silk embroidery

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

8 11/16 x 18 1/8 in. (22 x 46 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

38.836

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