Egypt, al-Bahnasá, Abbasid period, 9th century / Tapestry Panel / 800s

Egypt, al-Bahnasá, Abbasid period, 9th century
Tapestry Panel
800s
View Larger Image

View Full Catalog Record Below

This image is one of over 108,000 from the AMICA Library (formerly The Art Museum Image Consortium Library- The AMICO Library™), a growing online collection of high-quality, digital art images from over 20 museums around the world. www.davidrumsey.com/amica offers subscriptions to this collection, the finest art image database available on the internet. EVERY image has full curatorial text and can be studied in depth by zooming into the smallest details from within the Image Workspace.

Preview the AMICA Library™ Public Collection in Luna Browser Now

Cultures and time periods represented range from contemporary art, to ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian works.
Types of works include paintings, drawings, watercolors, sculptures, costumes, jewelry, furniture, prints, photographs, textiles, decorative art, books and manuscripts.

Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com .

Creator Nationality: Egyptian
Creator Dates/Places: Egypt, al-Bahnasá, Abbasid period, 9th century
Creator Active Place: Egypt, al-Bahnasá, Abbasid period, 9th century
Creator Name-CRT: Egypt, al-Bahnasá, Abbasid period, 9th century
Title: Tapestry Panel
Title Type: Primary
View: Detail
Creation Start Date: 800
Creation End Date: 899
Creation Date: 800s
Object Type: Textiles
Classification Term: Tapestries
Materials and Techniques: tapestry weave; wool and linen
Dimensions: Overall: 80cm x 83.2cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1959.48
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: (Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris).
Context: This complete panel was undoubtedly intended to serve as a wall hanging or furnishing fabric. Its inscription, written in Arabic along the upper edge of the wide central field, translates: "In the name of God. Blessing from God to its owner. Of what was made in the tiraz." The letters are written in an early stage of ornamental Kufic, which indicates a 9th-century date for the panel. Although the location of the tiraz (royal weaving factory) is not given, a few related tapestries are known from their inscriptions to have been woven in Bahnasá. This city, located in the Faiyum, is known from contemporary Arab sources to have been an important weaving center that specialized in curtains and furnishings.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1959.48
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights:

AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder.