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1073
Antique Islamic Textile, Egypt,
Fatemid Period
969 - 1171 A.D
Size 10 x 6in
Size 26x 14cm
Cf: Tissus D’Egypte, Bouvier Collection Geneva
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The inscription is a repetition of: nasr min
Allah, "Help from God", a benedictory formula very
common in Fatimid textiles. As a type, textiles with such repeat
formulae emulated the caliphal textiles which were inscribed with
caliphal protocal, but probably served a different market. The style
of script, cursive version rather than the kufic used in caliphal
textiles, would indicate a more informal environment.
Reference: (Bouvier, Tissus d'Egypte, temoin
du monde arabe VIIIe-XV e siecles, Collection Bouvier, Geneva
and Paris, |
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