Part of a Garment
Not on view
The inscription woven into this piece, along with evidence from fragments of the same textile preserved in other collections, attribute this tiraz to the royal factories at Damietta in the Nile Delta during the reign of the Fatimid caliph al‑Musta'li (r. 1094–1101). This fragment probably formed part of a cloak. The large medallion bears two birds of prey attacking gazelles, below which interlaced cartouches frame winged sphinxes.
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