Textile
Colors in this work
Details
- Artist
- Unknown artist
- Date
- 10th–11th century
- Dimensions
- Textile: L. 6 1/2 (16.5 cm) W. 8 3/4in. (22.2cm) Mount: L. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm) W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
- Origin
- Egypt
- Department
- Islamic Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Palette
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- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Gift of George D. Pratt, 1931
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Language Both · 99%
Arabic script is visibly arranged across the central band, and the catalog lists Arabic as the subject.
Visual Qualities
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Calligraphic Visual · 98%
The inscription uses strongly calligraphic forms, including elongated vertical strokes, curves, and connected letterforms arranged in a horizontal register.
Medium and Techniques
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Painting Metadata · 90%
The catalog describes the textile as block printed and painted, supporting the use of painting as a recorded technique.
Geographic Regions
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Egyptian Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog gives Egypt as the place of origin.
Materials
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Natural Fibers Both · 99%
The visible ground is woven fabric, and the catalog identifies linen and plain weave as part of the medium.
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Gold Both · 95%
Pale gold-colored details are visible within the inscriptional band, and the catalog identifies gold as a material.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Islamic Art and Architecture Metadata · 86%
The object is cataloged by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Islamic Art department and bears an Arabic inscription on a medieval Egyptian textile.
Textiles
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Textile Arts Both · 99%
The image clearly shows a surviving woven textile fragment, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art classifies it as a textile fragment.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Textile. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 4,000 × 3,206 · Metropolitan Museum Of Art · Available