MESOPOTAMIA, EARLY 10TH CENTURY

細節

AN ABBASID TIRAZ FRAGMENT
Mesopotamia, early 10th century
The plainwoven light brown linen ground woven with a band of golden yellow silk kufic inscription, fragmentary at edges, some staining, mounted and glazed
9 7/8 x 25¼in. (25.2 x 64cm.)

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拍品專文

The inscription is difficult in a number of places to decipher, but in full appears to have read: [bism allah al-rahman al-rahim baraka (or 'izz or yumn) min allah li'abd allah (or li-khalifa) ja'far] al-imam al-muqtadir b'illah amir al-mu'minin [atal allah baqa'ahu or a'azza allah].
(In the name of God the Compassionate the Merciful, blessing (or Glory or Good-fortune) from God to the servant of God Ja'far al-Imam al-Muqtadir, the Commander of the Faithful...)

The 'Abbasid Caliph, al-Muqtadir, ruled between 295-320 (908-32 AD).