Two fragments of tiraz with animal medallions,... - Lot 75 - Thierry de Maigret

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Two fragments of tiraz with animal medallions,... - Lot 75 - Thierry de Maigret
Two fragments of tiraz with animal medallions, Fatimid Egypt, 11th-12th century Silk and linen tapestry decorated with a braided frieze containing animal medallions repeating the motif of the hare framed by two pairs of birds facing each other. On either side of the border is a line of inscription in naskhi Arabic repeating the formula 'Nasr min Allah' / 'Victory comes from God'. 20.5 x 37.5 cm and 14.7 x 42.8 cm As is. These fragments are similar in their braided composition with animal medallions and the naskhi calligraphy of the inscriptions around the edge to an Egyptian tiraz attributed to the 11th-12th century and preserved in the Bolton Museum under the number 1995.66.1. Two other Egyptian fragments of the same period, silk and linen tapestries with similar decoration of woven friezes enclosing medallions with animal motifs of hares or birds and framed on either side by friezes of scrolls. 9,5 x 14,5 cm ; 5,2 x 9 cm. As is. These fragments can be compared to the fragment of silk tapestry on linen warp attributed to 12th century Egypt and preserved in the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto under the number 963.95.13.
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