Yemen, San'a', Reign of Rassid Iman, Yusuf al-Da'i b. Yahyá, c. 963-999 A.D. (second half of 4th c. AH) / Fragment of a Tiraz / c. 963-999

Yemen, San'a', Reign of Rassid Iman, Yusuf al-Da'i b. Yahyá, c. 963-999 A.D. (second half of 4th c. AH)
Fragment of a Tiraz
c. 963-999
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Creator Nationality: Yemen, San'a', Reign of Rassid Iman, Yusuf al-Da'i b. Yahyá, c. 963-999 A.D. (second half of 4th c. AH)
Creator Name-CRT: Yemen, San'a', Reign of Rassid Iman, Yusuf al-Da'i b. Yahyá, c. 963-999 A.D. (second half of 4th c. AH)
Title: Fragment of a Tiraz
Title Type: Primary
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Creation Start Date: 958
Creation End Date: 1004
Creation Date: c. 963-999
Object Type: Textiles
Classification Term: Textile
Materials and Techniques: ikat dyed tabby cloth: cotton, with painted inscription
Dimensions: Overall: 60cm x 63.4cm
Inscriptions: Kufic inscription, translated as: ". . . [a]l-Dá'i ilá al-Haqq, Commander of the Believers, Yusuf b. Yahya b. al-Nasir li-Din Allah Ahmad, son of the apostle of God, may God bless them all." At the bottom, the word "to God" is inverted.
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1950.353
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Rights: http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: Moritz Nahman, Cairo; (Dikran G. Kelekian, New York).
Style or Period: Yemen, San'a', Reign of Rassid Iman, Yusuf al-Da'i b. Yahyá, c. 963-999 A.D. (second half of 4th c.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1950.353
AMICA Library Year: 2003
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