Tiraz silk fragment, 132 AH — Manchester · Islam Museum

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A fragment of tiraz silk woven as a textile, bearing an Arabic maker's inscription dated 132 AH (749–750 CE); found in Egypt, it is part D of four fragments that once formed a single textile, held by the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester ¹.

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Thesaurus d'Epigraphie Islamique (University of Liege / Fondation Max van Berchem) , 11979

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Tiraz silk fragment, 132 AH — London

A fragment of yellow tiraz silk bearing an Arabic maker's inscription, dated 132 AH (749–750 CE); originally found in a cemetery at Akhmim, Egypt, it is part B of four fragments that once formed a single textile, held by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (accessions 1314-1888 and T.13-1960).